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Urgent: Iran's president hails lift of U.S., EU sanctions

Xinhua, January 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday hailed the lift of nuclear-related sanctions on Iran by the United States and European Union after the UN nuclear watchdog confirmed Tehran's commitments to the July deal.

"We have opened new chapter in our relations with the world," Rouhani said in a statement carried by the official IRNA news agency. Endi