2nd LD Writethru: Iran nuclear agreement formally announced, Kerry says a good deal

Iran and six world major countries have adopted an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue, European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini formally announced here on Tuesday.

"What we are announcing today is not just a deal, it is a good deal ... today is a historical day," Mogherini told a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Ensuring "Iran's nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful," the two diplomats said "Iran confirms that Iran under no circumstances will seek or acquire nuclear weapons."

The nuclear deal reached with the six world major countries will help build confidence, Zarif said.

"The deal will help building confidence between Iran and the powers," Zarif said.

Earlier on Tuesday, a diplomatic source confirmed that the historic agreement had been reached between Iran and the six world major countries.

The comprehensive agreement was clinched between Iran and the P5+1 group, namely Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States plus Germany, after more than two weeks of tough bargain in the capital city of Austria.

The text of the deal is around 100 pages with five annexes, which specify key areas of the Iranian nuclear issue, including sanction relief and action plan, nuclear technology cooperation, the committee of the monitoring of the implementation, capping of Iran's nuclear capacity, and draft of UN Security Council resolution.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday said the Iranian nuclear deal is a good deal to bar Iran from abstaining a nuclear weapon.

"This is the good deal that we have sought," Kerry said, saying the deal would secure that Tehran would not obtain a nuclear weapon under international monitor regime.

The comprehensive Iranian nuclear deal is to be presented to UN security council in the next few days, announced Mogherini on behalf of P5+1 group.

"Our quarrel has never been with Iranian people," Kerry said, referring the western sanctions imposed on Iran which hammered the country's economy while also has negative impact of Iranian people's live.

The deal would specify that the related UN resolutions economic and financial sanctions will be terminated all at once under a UN resolution and in an agreed framework, Iranian media reported.

In terms of the agreement, Kerry said the United States would not only concerns about the interest of its own country but also the other states especially Israel and gulf states. Endit