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| Iran nuclear deal complete after days of talks, ministers confirm | |
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| Iran and six world powers have reached an agreement on curbing Iran's nuclear program in exchange for limited sanctions relief, several delegations in the talks said on Sunday. | Iran and six world powers have reached an agreement on curbing Iran's nuclear program in exchange for limited sanctions relief, several delegations in the talks said on Sunday. |
| Michael Mann, spokesman for the European Union's foreign policy chief Lady Ashton, said: "We have reached agreement between E3+3 and Iran." | |
| "We have reached an agreement," the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, announced on his Twitter feed. | "We have reached an agreement," the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, announced on his Twitter feed. |
| We have reached an agreement. | |
| The French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, also confirmed the deal. | The French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, also confirmed the deal. |
| No details of the agreement were officially confirmed, but a senior Obama administration official told the Associated Press the deal did not include recognition of Iran's right to enrich uranium, one of the main sticking points in the negotiations. | |
| The official said the deal included an agreement that Iran would halt progress on its nuclear programme, including a plutonium reactor at the Arak facility. It also called on Iran to neutralise its 20% enriched uranium stockpiles. Tehran had agreed to intrusive inspections, the official said. | |
| The official was not authorised to discuss the terms of the agreement and insisted on anonymity. | |
| One Western diplomat said Iran would get access to $4.2bn (£2.59bn) in foreign exchange as part of an agreement, Reuters reported. | |
| Ashton was due to speak to reporters in the early hours of Sunday morning, as was the UK foreign minister, William Hague. | Ashton was due to speak to reporters in the early hours of Sunday morning, as was the UK foreign minister, William Hague. |
| The US president, Barack Obama, was due to make a statement on Saturday night US time. | |
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