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Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has thanked the Iranian negotiators for what they did during nuclear talks with P5+1.
Tariq Rauf, a senior official with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, said the Iran-P5+1 accord is the most distinguished nuclear accord in two decades.
Officials from different countries have hailed a historic deal between Iran and the world powers in Vienna, saying that the landmark deal will help restore stability and security in the region.
Zarif said that the joint fight against ISIL can be part of a possible broader cooperation, which may include the fields of trade and finance, between the two sides.
South Korean foreign ministry issued a statement on Tuesday to hail nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Group 5+1, and said the deal plays vital role in restoring peace and stability in the world.
The European Union has extended a freeze on sanctions imposed against Iran over its nuclear program after talks between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries reached a conclusion.
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warmly welcomed the historic agreement in Vienna and congratulated the P5+1 and Iran for reaching the agreement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini read out a joint statement after conclusion of the nuclear talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).
After 20 days of intense negotiations, Iran and P5+1 have eventually struck a deal over the former's nuclear program.
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President Rouhani said in his Tweet that an Iran deal would mean the “victory of diplomacy and mutual respect over outdated paradigm of exclusion and coercion”.
Sadegh Zibakalam, a political analyst, has said that a nuclear deal is sure to be clinched between Iran and P5+1 and it will be welcomed by the silent majority in Iran and the United States.
His comments could either be indicative of real progress in the talks or be an effort on his part to burnish his poor track record in the negotiations.
The resistance of the negotiating team against the excessive demands of the arrogant powers, headed by the US, is a source of honor and appreciable, a statement by MPs read.
Russia views Iran as a main market for its arms sales and for the very reason, it pays special attention to the lifting of the arms embargo against Iran, said Amir Ahmadian.
Prof. Mojtahedzadeh, an expert in international affairs, says that Iran and P5+1 will not agree that the talks have failed, because a breakdown in talks will translate into the failure of the policies of the two sides, especially the US.
Iran has acted so skillfully that if the negotiations failed, the world would accept that Iran has been in favor of reason and dialog and has never left the negotiating table, said President Rouhani.
The arrested criminals have confessed that they planned to carry out terrorist attacks in the Iranian cities of Zahedan, Kerman and Bam, said Brigadier General Ghasem Rezaei.
