Iran “has opened a new chapter” in its ties with the world, President Hassan Rouhani said, hours after international nuclear sanctions were lifted, the BBC reports.
The move came after the international nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, said Iran had complied with a deal designed to prevent it developing nuclear weapons.
UN, US and EU sanctions have hit Iran hard for years.
Most Western governments hailed the move but Israel accused Tehran of still seeking to build a nuclear bomb.
Sanctions on Iran
The economic sanctions being lifted now were imposed progressively by the US, EU and UN in response to Iran’s nuclear programme
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Source: Public Radio of Armenia
