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| Iranians have greeted with jubilation the end to a decade of financial stringency under sanctions after western officials formally lifted a complex network of punitive measure as the landmark nuclear deal was implemented. | Iranians have greeted with jubilation the end to a decade of financial stringency under sanctions after western officials formally lifted a complex network of punitive measure as the landmark nuclear deal was implemented. |
| Related: Iran celebrates lifting of sanctions but many caveats remain | |
| President Hassan Rouhani hailed a “golden page” in the country’s history and a “turning point” in its economy as he delivered his budget before the Iranian parliament on Sunday, promising internal development and more stability in the region. | President Hassan Rouhani hailed a “golden page” in the country’s history and a “turning point” in its economy as he delivered his budget before the Iranian parliament on Sunday, promising internal development and more stability in the region. |
| “We should use this opportunity for the country’s growth and development and people’s welfare, as well as the security and stability of the region,” Rouhani told Iranian parliamentarians. “This would not possible unless we all unite with each other.” | “We should use this opportunity for the country’s growth and development and people’s welfare, as well as the security and stability of the region,” Rouhani told Iranian parliamentarians. “This would not possible unless we all unite with each other.” |
| “Everybody is happy about the nuclear deal, except for Zionists, those who are seeking division in the Muslim world, and a small extremist group in US”, he added, referring to the Israeli government and Republicans in the US Congress who have opposed to the nuclear accord signed last July. | “Everybody is happy about the nuclear deal, except for Zionists, those who are seeking division in the Muslim world, and a small extremist group in US”, he added, referring to the Israeli government and Republicans in the US Congress who have opposed to the nuclear accord signed last July. |
| Sanctions were lifted on Saturday after confirmation from the International Atomic Energy Agency that Tehran had complied with the nuclear deal. It came after an extraordinary day during which four dual nationals, including the Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, were released in a prisoner swap with the US. All nuclear-related sanctions imposed by the US, the EU and the UN were lifted, including an embargo on imports of Iranian oil, but other sanctions related to human rights and terrorism remain in place. | |
| Iranians reacted by congratulating each other on social networks such as Facebook and Telegram and the Tehran stock exchange performed strongly. The end to sanctions dominated Sunday’s front pages in Tehran. “Sanctions are gone,” proclaimed the headline of the reformist Aftab-e-Yazd. “The morning without sanctions,” said Etemaad, while the front-page of the state-run Iran newspaper read: “Sanctions dissolved.” | Iranians reacted by congratulating each other on social networks such as Facebook and Telegram and the Tehran stock exchange performed strongly. The end to sanctions dominated Sunday’s front pages in Tehran. “Sanctions are gone,” proclaimed the headline of the reformist Aftab-e-Yazd. “The morning without sanctions,” said Etemaad, while the front-page of the state-run Iran newspaper read: “Sanctions dissolved.” |
| “Last night, the people of the Islamic [Republic] of Iran went to sleep with a peaceful mind to wake up for the horizon of a day without sanctions,” Etemaad’s editor, Javad Daliri, wrote in the paper’s editorial column. “Yes, at 1am, the wall of sanctions finally collapsed.” | “Last night, the people of the Islamic [Republic] of Iran went to sleep with a peaceful mind to wake up for the horizon of a day without sanctions,” Etemaad’s editor, Javad Daliri, wrote in the paper’s editorial column. “Yes, at 1am, the wall of sanctions finally collapsed.” |
| Others, including Fereydoun Majlesi of the Vaghaye-Etefaghieh, struck a cautious note, saying the situation would not improve overnight. “This is a huge development but not a miracle,” he wrote. “We shouldn’t have over-expectations.” | Others, including Fereydoun Majlesi of the Vaghaye-Etefaghieh, struck a cautious note, saying the situation would not improve overnight. “This is a huge development but not a miracle,” he wrote. “We shouldn’t have over-expectations.” |
| Many people shared their thoughts online. Citing years of financial difficulties due to sanctions, a 30-year-old said on Facebook: “Maybe dollar will get cheaper, maybe petrol too, but I won’t become 25-year-old again.. the real hero is me, who has paid the cost with my youthhood.” | Many people shared their thoughts online. Citing years of financial difficulties due to sanctions, a 30-year-old said on Facebook: “Maybe dollar will get cheaper, maybe petrol too, but I won’t become 25-year-old again.. the real hero is me, who has paid the cost with my youthhood.” |
| In a separate statement issued earlier, Rouhani described the removal of sanctions as a “glorious victory”. | In a separate statement issued earlier, Rouhani described the removal of sanctions as a “glorious victory”. |
| “Today, the official announcement of the implementation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) means that the Iranian nuclear program is ‘ever secured’, the tyrannical resolutions against the Iranian nation are canceled, the sanctions are removed, Iran’s nuclear rights has been accepted by all and the Iranian economy became a global one,” he said in the statement, published on the president’s official website. | “Today, the official announcement of the implementation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) means that the Iranian nuclear program is ‘ever secured’, the tyrannical resolutions against the Iranian nation are canceled, the sanctions are removed, Iran’s nuclear rights has been accepted by all and the Iranian economy became a global one,” he said in the statement, published on the president’s official website. |
| “The victory in the nuclear negotiation is not a factional victory, but for all Iranians and the implementation of the JCPOA [nuclear deal] is not against any domestic faction or political group,” he said, addressing the Iranian people. “Now is the time to build and flourish. You people have passed behind the sanctions with patience, dignity and pride.” | “The victory in the nuclear negotiation is not a factional victory, but for all Iranians and the implementation of the JCPOA [nuclear deal] is not against any domestic faction or political group,” he said, addressing the Iranian people. “Now is the time to build and flourish. You people have passed behind the sanctions with patience, dignity and pride.” |