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 (Bloomberg) -- Iran will withdraw from a major non-proliferation treaty if European nations attempt to refer the Islamic Republic to the UN Security Council over its infringements of the 2015 nuclear deal, the country's foreign minister said.The U.K., France and Germany said last week they would trigger the accord's dispute resolution mechanism, which could eventually mean the matter being referred to the Security Council. The move inflamed tensions with Tehran, which is locked in an economic confrontation with the U.S. that this month sparked a military exchange."If Europeans continue their untenable conduct or send Iran's nuclear case to the United Nations Security Council, we will withdraw from the N.P.T.," Mohammad Javad Zarif told lawmakers, referring to the international treaty to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, the official parliamentary news service ICANA reported.Iran was an early signatory of the 1970 treaty, which was designed to eventually lead to disarmament. Non-nuclear weapons states that are signatories, including Iran, agree not to pursue weapons and to only develop peaceful atomic technology.Earlier on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Iran is planning "one last step" in its gradual draw-down from complying with the nuclear deal, raising the possibility that it's close to announcing a complete withdrawal from the embattled international accord. The final measure will have "more effective consequences," Mousavi said.Iran has been gradually reducing its compliance wit
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