Iran reaffirms commitment to nuclear deal after UN endorsement

Iran is committed to its obligations under the deal reached with world powers in Vienna earlier this month, Iran's Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued after the deal was endorsed unanimously by a UN Security Council resolution on Monday.

"Iran is committed to sincerely implement its voluntary obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) provided that the U.S. and European sides do the same with regards to the removal of sanctions and restricting measures on Iran," wrote the statement posted on the official website of the foreign ministry.

The removal of sanctions and restricting measures against Iran by the United States and the Europeans, according to JCPOA, means that both Iranian and foreign businessmen would be able to enter deals with Iran freely and without fear, it said.

Iran will continue its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to implement the additional protocol to ensure that its nuclear program has been and will remain peaceful, according to the statement.

Iran will actively cooperate with its neighbors and the international community to counter terrorism and extremism to promote peace and stability, the statement read.

It also said that the JCPOA which reached between Iran and the world major powers in Vienna last week over Iran's nuclear program was an important step to settle an unnecessary crisis vis-a-vis Iran's nuclear program based on dialogue and mutual respect.

Iran is against the production, accumulation and the use of nuclear weapons and deems the use of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction as inhuman action which goes counter to the international peace and security, according to the statement.

On July 14, Iran finally came to terms with P5+1 -- namely, the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China plus Germany -- over its nuclear program after more than 18 months of marathon-like talks.

As what is agreed, the 159-page JCPOA, will remove all of the nuclear-related sanctions imposed on Iran if the Islamic republic is proved to abide by the deal over the next ten years step-by-step.

Senior Iranian officials have hailed the agreement as a step to refashion the country's relations with the world.

The nuclear agreement between Iran and the world powers was a new chapter in the relations between Iran and the International community, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said.

With the recent nuclear deal between Iran and the world major powers, the nuclear program of the country will shift from confrontation to scientific and commercial activities, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif also said. Endit