NPT review conference kicks off

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw (L) speaks during the opening day of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026. The assistant secretary for arms control and nonproliferation expressed an objection to Iran's election as one of 34 vice presidents of the NPT review conference.