Iran Achieved All Long-sought Objectives: Rouhani
By Press TV
July 14, 2015 "Information
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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the
Islamic Republic achieved all four objectives it was seeking
throughout intensive nuclear talks with six world 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 in a
televised address on Tuesday after the conclusion of talks between
Iran and the P5+1 countries.
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.
Rouhani said the sanctions regime imposed on the Islamic Republic
was never successful, adding that the bans only targeted the Iranian
nation.
He said the nuclear case had played into the hands of those involved
in an Iranophobia campaign.
Important juncture in history
The Iranian president added that resistance of the Iranian nation
guaranteed their victory in the nuclear talks.
"Today, we are at an important juncture in the history of our
country and our [Islamic] Revolution and the situation in the
region," Rouhani said.
He said some powers had had some illusions over the past 12 years
regarding Iran, but "a new page has been turned and a new chapter
has begun."
"Iran will honor the agreement, if the other side abides by it," the
Iranian president said, adding that the Iranian nation always keeps
it promises.
Lifting of sanctions
President Rouhani said there are phases to a final agreement, and
today served as the first of those steps, where all parties involved
in the negotiations came to terms on the text of an agreement and
its annexes. The negotiating partners agreed that the next phase
will be within the coming days, he added.
Rouhani said as a result of the talks, all sanctions imposed on Iran
including the financial, economic and banking sanctions will be
fully lifted and not suspended on the day of implementation of
agreement.
The Iranian president said the day of agreement will come when the
United States and the European Union clearly announce the lifting of
all sanctions. From that day, President Rouhani added, Iran will
begin implementation of its commitments.
Language of respect
President Rouhani recalled his first speech on the nuclear case in
2013, where he called on the global powers to stop bullying and put
an end to the sanctions regime and instead speak with the Iranian
nation through the language of respect.
He said the Tuesday conclusion showed that the global powers had
come to terms in that regard.
Centrifuges spin on
Elsewhere in his remarks, Rouhani elaborated on some details of the
conclusion, including the number of Iran’s centrifuges in operation,
saying that Tehran had convinced its negotiating partners to have
6,000 centrifuges in operation, although the other side initially
wanted only 100 machines to remain in place.
The Iranian president said the other side accepted Iran’s right to
research and development, adding that Tehran also convinced the
other side to have IR6 and IR8 machines and have UF6 gas injected to
IR8.
He said Iran’s right to have the heavy water reactor in Arak is now
recognized and work will be done in the future for the reactor to be
completed.
The Fordow nuclear facility will also continue operations with 1,000
centrifuges, Rouhani stated.
Defeat for the Israeli regime
Rouhani said the Tuesday statement benefits not only Iran and the
Iranian people, but all the resistant nations in the region.
Israel’s efforts to push the nuclear talks of the past nearly two
years into failure have led to the defeat of the Tel Aviv regime,
the Iranian president stated.
President Rouhani once again appreciated all those contributing in
the course of the negotiations, most notably Leader of the Islamic
Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for his guidance and the
Iranian people for resisting the inhumane pressure over the past
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