Russia Urges Iran Not to Withdraw from Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Moscow's appeal is notable less for its substance than for its timing: a permanent NPT depositary power publicly arguing to keep Iran inside the regime signals that withdrawal is being treated as a live option rather than a rhetorical threat. For energy and commodity markets, the relevance is indirect but real — NPT exit would sharpen the sanctions and supply-risk backdrop that already shadows oil and shipping. Whether Tehran treats Russia's intervention as a restraint or as leverage is the open question.