Scare quotes

Here's directly from the text of the NPT:

1. Nothing in this Treaty shall be interpreted as affecting the inalienable right of all the Parties to the Treaty to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination and in conformity with articles I and II of this Treaty.

Here's George Perkovich, from your link that Iran has a right to a nuclear program.

Iran, like all countries, has a right to “develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes…in conformity with Articles I and II of the Treaty” Under Article IV of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, Iran can expect international cooperation in exercising such rights.

Perkovich skipped "without discrimination", and only those two words. Was he really that pressed for space or is he trying to avoid what "without discrimination" implies? Because Japan and Brazil reprocess or enrich and in both cases could make a political decision to make weapons with technology and materials in the country now. I'm not sure how Perkovich claims Iran does not have a right to enrich if this right applies without discrimination. But even worse, why snip it out? Why not face the fact.

Just pointing this out.