Iran elected vice-president at NPT review conference; UN chief warns of rising nuclear threat

New York, April 28 -- Iran has been elected vice-president of the ongoing Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York, a development Tehran described as recognition of its longstanding position in favour of a nuclear-weapon-free world.

Iran has been elected as a vice president of the ongoing NPT Review Conference in New York, the country's mission to the UN said, even though the country is in violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, according to the UN nuclear watchdog.

In a statement, Iran's mission to the UN in Vienna said the election reflects the country's "role and advocacy" for global nuclear disarmament. It noted that Iran was among the earliest signatories to the NPT and ...