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Iran eyes better ties with neighbors after nuclear deal: president

Xinhua, July 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

Iran and regional countries should revise their relations as the just-agreed upon nuclear deal will benefit Iran and its neighbors, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday following the nuclear agreement reached between Iran and world powers.

The comprehensive agreement was reached between Iran and the P5+1 group, namely Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States plus Germany, in Austria's capital Vienna Tuesday after over two weeks of negotiations.

"We are in for a new beginning, and we urge close, sincere and brotherly relations" with regional countries, Rouhani said.

He warned against what he deemed as the Israeli hype against Iran, asking regional counties "not to be deceived by the Zionist propaganda of the Israeli regime."

"Iran's power belongs to you, and we consider the security and stability of the region as importantly as ours," he said.

Iran is not a threat to its neighbors, and it has not pursued weapons of mass destruction nor will it ever do so, he said. Endit