Iranians have been celebrating on the streets of the capital after the government negotiated what is described as an “historic” nuclear deal.
More crowds in the streets of #Tehran tonight to celebrate the #IranDeal “@peduevara جمعه شب.. سعادت اباد ..ج pic.twitter.com/eSHLX79gQ2”— Bahman Kalbasi (@BahmanKalbasi) April 3, 2015
Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Zarif, received a particularly warm welcome upon his return from Switzerland, following eight days of discussions with world powers.
Hundreds welcomed Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on his return to Tehran http://t.co/ua8VVYBqBs pic.twitter.com/E7zg4LQh7E— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) April 3, 2015
The outcome of the Lausanne talks: Tehran has agreed to curb, but not abandon, its atomic activities in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions.
Marie Harf, Deputy Spokesperson for the US State Department, outlined the government’s position on the agreement:
“We made very clear that one o
