Some P5+1 members cannot be trusted: Ayatollah Khamenei

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July 16, 2015

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says some members of P5+1 are not reliable, calling on Iranian authorities to exercise vigilance in the face of possible violation of the recent conclusion of nuclear talks.

Ayatollah Khamenei made the comments in response to a letter by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the outcome of the intensive negotiations between Iran and P5+1 – the US, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany– on Tehran’s nuclear program.

The Leader further thanked the Iranian nuclear negotiating team for their hard work throughout the talks, saying the conclusion of nuclear negotiations constitutes “an important step.”

Ayatollah Khamenei said the text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) must be carefully reviewed and go through the foreseen legal channels, stressing that no room should be given to possible breaches by the opposite sides if the text is approved.

“You are well aware that some of the six states in the opposite side are not trustworthy at all,” the Leader added.

In a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei, the Iranian president hailed Iran’s diplomatic victory in the nuclear talks with P5+1, saying such a victory was achieved when big powers realized that they are not able to hinder the Islamic Republic’s progress in the area of nuclear science and technology.

The Iranian chief executive further expressed gratitude to Ayatollah Khamenei for his unwavering support for the Iranian nuclear team all through the lengthy negotiations, describing the nation’s unity as well as the negotiating team’s commitment to the guidelines set by the Supreme

Leader as the key to the great achievement.

Iran’s recent success thwarted the enemies’ attempts to promote the Iranophobia campaign and strengthened the Islamic Republic’s status in the international arena, Rouhani wrote.

Following 18 days of intensive talks in the Austrian capital city of Vienna over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, Iran and P5+1 – the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany – reached a conclusion on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on July 14.

Based on the nuclear conclusion, limits will be put on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the removal of all economic and financial bans against Tehran.

Today is a special day: President Rouhani

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Emad Askarieh

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July 15, 2015

Today is a special day in the history of diplomacy of Iran and the world, President Rouhani said Wednesday after his Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif briefed the Cabinet on nuclear talks he held with P5+1 in Vienna earlier.

The following is the translation of a report aired by IRIB (Iranian state TV) on July 15 on the president’s comments:

Appreciating the efforts of his government’s diplomacy chief, the president said, “With God’s grace, we have arrived at a favorable point, yet no one should expect to have all their expectations met.

We went through extremely tough negotiations; even at times we were skeptical as to whether the talks would produce results, but we were always determined to forge ahead, and fortunately the talks turned out to be fruitful. This is an agreement that is a source of pride not only for us today, but for our children in the future.”

President Rouhani went on to say, “Holding talks with an ordinary country by itself is difficult, let alone talking to six world powers at the same time not for days but for months on end. What happened, at least in terms of the number of sessions and hours spent in conference rooms, is unique in the history of world diplomacy.”

Touching on how foreign officials have described the Iranian negotiating team, President Rouhani quoted EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini as saying that the Iranian negotiating team brought together seasoned and respected people.

Underscoring the importance of the stages that lie ahead, the president said, “Of course, the hard job of Mr. Zarif and his colleagues is to get started as of today.”

President Rouhani further said, “That Iran was deemed as a partner in negotiations and the wrong impression that we posed a threat to global peace and security was corrected is a great achievement by itself.”

In conclusion, the president expressed hope that the deal will clear the US Congress too.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages one day after the nuclear deal

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Golrokh Askarieh

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July 15, 2015

Upbeat headlines about the nuclear deal Iran and P5+1 clinched Tuesday after more than a decade of talks dominated the front pages of all Iranian newspapers, including a couple of sports dailies, on Wednesday (July 15). The papers focused on the Supreme Leader’s expression of gratefulness to the nuclear team. The only newspaper with a negative attitude was Kayhan which lead on diametrically opposite interpretations of Presidents Rouhani and Obama of the deal. In its editorial, the hardline daily urged parliament and the Supreme National Security Council to meticulously study the deal and remove any ambiguous points that might be open to interpretation.

Ettela’at: In a meeting with the president and his Cabinet, the Supreme Leader appreciated the sincere, tireless efforts of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team.

In the same meeting President Rouhani expressed hope the nuclear deal will end unjust pressures on the Islamic Republic of Iran and facilitate the country’s march on progress.

Highlights of Ettela’at newspaper on July 15

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages one day after the nuclear deal

Abrar: This is not only a deal, but a good deal.

Abrar: “We will build the future based on the [Iran nuclear] deal,” FM Zarif said.

Abrar: The US president has said that Iran will reduce its stockpile of enriched uranium by 98 percent.

Afarinesh: “I will not let people’s hope be killed,” said President Rouhani in remarks after the conclusion of a historic nuclear deal with P5+1.

Afarinesh: [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s anger at the nuclear deal

Afkar: “All sanctions, including the arms embargo, will be lifted,” said President Rouhani in a televised address.

Afkar: The nuclear team stood up for the rights of the Iranian nation.

Afkar: Prudence got the job done.

Aftab-e Yazd: The Supreme Leader has appreciated the endeavors of the country’s nuclear team.

Aftab-e Yazd: Iran and P5+1 reached an agreement.

The key turned [in the lock], Iran smiled.

Rouhani: I will not let anybody destroy people’s hope.

Zarif: The best agreement possible has been clinched.

Obama: I will veto any legislation which prevents the [implementation of] deal.

Kerry: Zarif is a professional and patriotic negotiator.

Amin: President Rouhani has said in his televised speech on the conclusion of the historic nuclear deal that a new chapter has opened for new cooperation in the world, adding that all economic and arms sanctions against Iran will be lifted.

Arman-e Emrooz: Welcoming the century’s agreement; the world stood up in respect for Iran; celebrations for the nuclear agreement all over Iran

Arman-e Emrooz: The Supreme Leader has praised and thanked the Iranian nuclear team in a meeting with the Cabinet.

Arman-e Emrooz: Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani: The nuclear deal was a reminiscent of the Triumph of Khorramshahr [a reference to the liberation of the southwestern Iranian city during the Iran-Iraq war in the ’80s].

Arman-e Emrooz: President Rouhani: I do not let anybody kill people’s hope.

Arman-e Emrooz: President Obama: “I will veto any legislation that prevents the full implementation of this [Iran nuclear] deal.”

Asrar: Wisdom worked and a nuclear deal was struck.

Ebtekar: Rouhani’s key of Prudence turned. The start of an Iranian age

Ebtekar:The Supreme Leader has thanked the nuclear team for its tireless efforts.

Ebtekar:President Rouhani has said he will not allow anybody to crush people’s hope.

Ebtekar:Ayatollah Rafsanjani: This victory [conclusion of nuclear deal] is more important than [the country’s acceptance of] Resolution 598 [which ended the Iran-Iraq war in 1988].

Esfahan Emrooz: The end of JCPOA

The joint statement of Vienna nuclear talks; this agreement opens new possibilities.

The agreement is not ideal, but it is the best we could achieve.

Rouhani explained what will be done in the future: A statement today, an agreement two months later.

Etemad: The revolution of diplomacy on July 14, 2015

The world changed.

The duel of talks ended in an agreement after 12 years.

Farhikhtegan: Iranians spent hours on the streets last night to express gratitude to the Supreme Leader, government and the nuclear negotiating team.

Ghanoon: The siege ended, so did a 12-year nuclear dispute and unjust sanctions.

Gol: An image splashed across the front page of the daily shows footballers holding up a sign that reads: “Thank you Zarif”.

Hambastegi: Victory of resistance; failure of sanctions

“Readiness to raise exports is the first step after conclusion of the deal,” said the Iranian oil minister.

Hamkari Melli: The beginning of the season of hope; Iran and P5+1 have reached a deal.

Hamshahri: A day that marks a beginning

Hemayat: Iran and P5+1 have agreed to a deal that caps years of nuclear talks.

Hosban: “Today marks an end to the injustices Iranian people were subjected to,” the president said.

“Officials are determined to make maximal use of the opportunities that arise in the post-sanctions era,” said the energy minister.

Iran: Iran at the summit of [nuclear] agreement

Jahan-e Sanat: The efforts of Kerry and Zarif bore fruit; Iran’s heroic deal.

Jamejam: The joint statement is an acid test for the West.

A member of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said that the nuclear deal will be carefully examined in the Islamic Consultative Assembly.

Javan: Thanks to the resistance of the nation, a nuclear Iran has been recognized.

The Leader has thanked the nuclear negotiating team for its sincere efforts.

Jomhouri Islami: The historic victory of the Iranian nation

The parliament speaker said the nuclear deal can be a source of blessing.

Kaenat: The good day that produced a nuclear deal

“The deal can bring down the wall of mistrust,” said President Rouhani.

Kar va Kargar: The key of wisdom opened the lock of sanctions.

Kayhan: Two diametrically opposite interpretations of a single deal.

Don’t expect a miracle; this deal is not the biggest of conquests!

Khabar Varzeshi: Zarif scored; Iran smiled.

The nuclear deal’s impact on Iran’s sports

Sportsmen have said Zarif is a hero who deserves a standing ovation.

Khorasan: Iran emerges victorious in the battle of wills.

Thank you Mr. Zarif.

Mardomsalari: Congratulations on this victory

“Today does not mark the end, rather it is a beginning,” said President Rouhani.

Nasl-e Farda: A dignified deal

“We will build the future based on the deal,” said FM Zarif.

Payam-e Zaman: Resistance worked, and the sanctions regime crumbled.

The economy minister said that the time has come for problems to be solved.

Qods: The beginning of a test for the West.

A shift in indexes is how Iran and world markets reacted to the nuclear deal.

Rah-e Mardom: Achievement of nuclear demands on the back of heroic flexibility

Resalat: President Rouhani has said that the implementation of the nuclear deal will add up to a big test for the West.

Resalat: “I hope the outcomes of nuclear talks can mark the end of the enemy’s pressures and allegations against Iran,” said President Rouhani in a meeting with the Supreme Leader.

Resalat: People’s resistance paid off.

The highlights of the nuclear deal between Iran and P5+1

Resalat: Zarif and Mogherini: We are building a new chapter of relations.

Rooyesh-e Mellat: The victory of resistance, the defeat of sanctions

Netanyahu: Agreement with Iran is a mistake of historic proportions.

Roozan: The sun was shining brighter.

President Rouhani: The achievement today has its roots in Iran’s interaction on the one hand and the respect shown by P5+1 on the other.

President Rouhani: The implementation of the nuclear deal marks the start of a big test.

President Rouhani: All centrifuges in Natanz will continue enrichment.

Roozan: The lock of foreign investment will be opened in Iran in post-sanctions era.

Roozan: “The negotiating team walked down a path which respected the country’s red lines,” said Hamidreza Asefi, a former diplomat.

Roozan: “The nuclear agreement will have a direct impact on parliamentary elections,” said Nemat Ahmadi, a lawyer.

Roozan: A good deal and beautiful peace in Vienna

Roozan: The economic achievements of the nuclear deal; sanctions which will be removed.

Sayeh: A nuclear deal was struck; an achievement following 13 years of international dispute

Zarif: We opened a new chapter of hope.

Mogherini: The new decision removed the tensions.

Sayeh: “I will not let anybody resort to lies to undermine people’s trust,” said the Iranian president after the conclusion of the nuclear deal.

Setareh Sobh: The explosion of hope

The first phase of agreement was clinched in Vienna.

Shahrvand: The world acknowledged Iran; a bomb-less atomic explosion

Sharq: Victory without war

People celebrated on the streets after the Vienna deal.

“I won’t allow anyone to build on fabrications to dash the hopes of the people,” said President Rouhani.

Sharq: Orders have been issued to raise production in all Iranian oil fields,” said the director general of the National Iranian Oil Company.

Siasat-e Rooz: Rouhani elaborated on the outcomes of nuclear talks, from the removal of sanctions to Iran maintaining its nuclear technology.

Siasat-e Rooz: The nuclear case was closed, but US animosity goes on.

Vatan-e Emrooz: Anticipating the implementation of the deal

Highlights of Ettela’at newspaper on July 15

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Golrokh Askarieh

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July 15, 2015

♦ In a meeting with the president and his Cabinet, the Supreme Leader appreciated the sincere, tireless efforts of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team.

In the same meeting President Rouhani expressed hope the nuclear deal will end unjust pressures on the Islamic Republic of Iran and facilitate the country’s march on progress.

♦ Government has signaled its readiness to meet public expectations following a nuclear deal with P5+1.

The minister of economy said over the years the Iranian people went through a lot. “Had it not been for their perseverance, we would not have been able to defy the excessive demands of the other side.”

♦ A historic deal marked the end of 12 years of intensive talks to cling to Iranian rights.

Foreign Minister Zarif said he and his team built on the assumption of securing a win-win solution to defuse an unnecessary crisis.

♦ “Iran secured all four objectives it pursued in nuclear talks [with P5+1],” President Rouhani said in a televised speech after the conclusion of a deal with six world powers.

The president also said all centrifuges in Natanz will remain operational.

♦ IS defense lines in Fallujah have crumbled.

Iraqi forces are moving in on central Fallujah; so far 158 IS terrorists have been killed in a massive operation to liberate Al-Anbar Province.

Leader thanks Iranian nuclear negotiating team

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Emad Askarieh

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July 15, 2015

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has expressed gratitude to the Iranian nuclear negotiating team for its efforts in nuclear talks with P5+1.

The Leader made the comments in a meeting with President Hassan Rouhani and his Cabinet on Tuesday, the day Iran and six world powers reached a conclusion to intensive nuclear talks.

Rouhani, for his part, thanked Ayatollah Khamenei for supporting the Iranian nuclear negotiating team of his administration.

The president expressed hope that the nuclear conclusion reached in Vienna would prepare the ground for relieving pressure on Iran and disproving unfounded allegations fabricated by Iran’s enemies, and would also contribute to national progress.

After 18 days of marathon talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna, Iran and P5+1 – the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany – reached a conclusion on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which will put limits on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the removal of sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

The 159-page conclusion will be presented to the Security Council, which will adopt a resolution in seven to 10 days making the JCPOA an official document.

Rouhani said that the expansion of close ties with neighboring countries and the continuation of nuclear negotiations were among his administration’s achievements in foreign policy.

“Under circumstances where the [Middle East] region is engulfed by chaos and terrorism, the Islamic Republic of Iran supports regional countries which are grappling with the scourge of terrorism and will continue on this path,” he said.

Speaking in a televised address on Tuesday after the conclusion of talks between Iran and P5+1, Rouhani said Iran managed to achieve all four objectives it was seeking throughout intensive nuclear talks with the six powers.

“We were following four objectives in these negotiations. As part of today’s agreement and under this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, all the four objectives have been achieved,” Rouhani said.

He enumerated the objectives as Iran’s ability to go ahead with its nuclear activities, lifting of “cruel and inhumane sanctions,” annulment of all “illegal” sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council against Iran and the withdrawal of Iran’s nuclear dossier from the Security Council.

Iranians celebrate nuclear deal (PHOTOS)

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Emad Askarieh

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July 15, 2015

A large number of Tehran residents took to the main streets of the capital after the sunset Tuesday to celebrate the nuclear deal Iran and P5+1 struck earlier in the day.

Motorists honked their horns as revelers carrying the Iranian flag shouted slogans in support of the negotiating team.

The following images of the celebrations were released by Fararu.com:

Kerry, Zarif named candidates for 2016 Nobel Peace Prize

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Emad Askarieh

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July 15, 2015

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in Sweden introduced Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry as candidates for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the historic agreement Iran and P5+1 struck over Iran’s nuclear program.

Tariq Rauf, SIPRI’s director of the Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Program, said the Iran-P5+1 accord is the most distinguished nuclear accord in two decades.

He said the nuclear accord makes John Kerry and Mohammad Javad Zarif the odds-on favorites to win the 2016 Noble Peace Prize.

He added that Iran nuclear accord will pave the way for the international community to make sure Iran’s nuclear program is peaceful in nature and thus lift the sanctions.

Non-physical confrontation with arrogant powers in line with int’l law

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Emad Askarieh

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July 15, 2015

Two clerical figures have elaborated on the best strategy that Iran should adopt in dealing with arrogant powers.

What follows is the translation of an excerpt of the comments of Mohammad Taghi Rahbar, Isfahan’s Friday prayer leader, and Mehdi Taeb, who is in charge of Ammar Base, the cultural arm of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps:

We favor international interaction even in the absence of cultural and ideological commonalities

Mohammad Taghi Rahbar dismissed Global Arrogance [a reference to the US and its Western allies] as an offshoot of the West. He said not all Western governments are arrogant, but the American and British governments are jarring examples of arrogance. Iran’s interaction with such countries is in line with international law and simply designed to safeguard its interests.

He added, “On the international stage, sometimes we have interaction with others even if we have nothing in common as far as culture and ideology are concerned.”

The cleric went on to say, “The Americans and their allies, including France, Britain and Saudi Arabia, seek to take away our independence-seeking ambitions and stop the spread of the ideology of anti-colonialism, which are both among the principles of the Islamic establishment.”

A decline in arrogance can be fulfilled without physical confrontation

Mehdi Taeb praised Iran’s nuclear negotiating team for their perseverance in the face of arrogant powers and said, “The Americans will stop at nothing to wipe out the awakening nature of the Islamic Revolution.”

Recalling the stance of the Supreme Leader on the need for the fight against arrogant powers in his recent meeting with university students, he added, “To the Islamic Republic of Iran, the fight against arrogance is a matter of principle. Even with no physical confrontation between us and arrogant powers led by the US and Israel, a decline in their power will be inevitable.”

Int’l officials hail Iran on Vienna agreement

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Emad Askarieh

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July 15, 2015

Senior officials from different countries welcomed the nuclear agreement between Iran and the world powers in Vienna as a historical landmark move that heralds the spread of stability and security across the region.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari described the Iran-P5+1 agreement and its future implementation as a source of regional stability.

“The implementation of the Iran-P5+1 nuclear agreement is necessary for the restoration of security to the region,” the Iraqi foreign minister said.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu also hailed the agreement reached between Iran and the six world powers.

“Annulment of the sanctions imposed against Iran in this deal will benefit regional economy and will directly leave positive effects on Turkey’s economy,” Cavusoglu said.

Tajikistan’s Foreign Ministry, meantime, in a statement underlined that the Vienna deal is a historic achievement.

“The government of Tajikistan congratulates the Iranian leadership and people as well as P5+1 on this agreement,” the statement added.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in two separate messages on Tuesday to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani felicitated them on the achievement of the long-awaited agreement.

In his messages, President Assad voiced his pleasure that Tehran and P5+1 eventually settled their 13-year differences in the Austrian capital today.

Russian President Vladimir Putin also welcomed the decisions and agreement that were reached in Vienna on July 14, aimed at resolving the standoff over Iran’s nuclear program.

“Despite the attempts to justify forceful scenarios, the negotiators made a firm choice in favor of stability and cooperation, which will be reflected in a UN Security Council resolution,” Putin said in a statement posted on the Kremlin’s website on Tuesday.

“Russia welcomes the decision reached in Vienna today, aimed at resolving the situation around the Iranian nuclear program, and the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan approved by the six mediators and Iran. We are certain that today the world sighed with great relief,” the statement read.

“The comprehensive agreement is based on the solid foundation of international law, primarily, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapon and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safeguards Agreement, including

the Additional Protocol,” the president said.

“We have come a long way in the framework of the UN Security Council-backed negotiations involving Russia, China, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Iran and the European Union. We are satisfied that the decision they reached is based on the principle of gradualness and reciprocity our country has consistently defended at every stage of these complicated negotiations,” the statement read.

Iran and P5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) reached an agreement on Tuesday to resolve the 13-year-long standoff on Tehran’s nuclear program.

Iran, world powers can fight ISIL together: Zarif

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Emad Askarieh

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July 15, 2015

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says following the recent conclusion of nuclear talks, there exists the possibility for Iran and P5+1 to address “common challenges” including the ISIL Takfiri threat in the region, Press TV reports.

Zarif said that the joint fight against the ISIL terrorist group can be part of a possible broader cooperation, which may include the fields of trade and finance, between the two sides.

The agreement leads to cooperation in “common challenges… that threaten our region and beyond like extremism and Daesh,” said Zarif while referring to the terrorist group with its Arabic acronym in a Press TV interview on Tuesday.

It would have been “irrational” for the West to lose this “opportunity to start a new and different type of engagement,” he added, referring to the conclusion of the nuclear talks.

The conclusion “provides a way out of a very unsuccessful policy of trying to impose pressure on Iran,” Zarif added.

Earlier in the day, following 18 days of marathon talks in the Austrian capital city of Vienna, Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers – the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany – reached a conclusion on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which will put limits on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the removal of sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

Zarif went on to say that a resolution, which is due to be passed by United Nations Security Council regarding the conclusion of the talks, will include the JCPOA as an attachment.

“They have found that 30 something years of pressure on Iran didn’t work and produced the exactly opposite results and two years of negotiations in respect for Iran produced exactly the opposite and could lead to an agreement,” the Iranian foreign minister noted.

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Some P5+1 members cannot be trusted: Ayatollah Khamenei

Today is a special day: President Rouhani

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages one day after the nuclear deal

Highlights of Ettela’at newspaper on July 15

Highlights of Ettela’at newspaper on July 15

Leader thanks Iranian nuclear negotiating team

Iranians celebrate nuclear deal (PHOTOS)

Kerry, Zarif named candidates for 2016 Nobel Peace Prize

Non-physical confrontation with arrogant powers in line with int’l law

We favor international interaction even in the absence of cultural and ideological commonalities

A decline in arrogance can be fulfilled without physical confrontation

Int’l officials hail Iran on Vienna agreement

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