Is Iran preparing to leave NPT or using nuclear ambiguity to pressure Washington?

Iran’s Assembly of Experts has brought a consequential question into the centre of the country’s political debate: whether Tehran should reconsider its membership in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), revise its defence doctrine and strengthen its deterrence capabilities. Issued on November 12, the statement comes from a body constitutionally responsible for selecting and overseeing the Supreme Leader. It signals a debate about the foundations of national security. Why has this issue become so urgent? Two strategic interpretations offer possible answers.