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Rouhani: Iran will only agree to nuclear deal if sanctions lifted

Iran will only agree to a final nuclear accord with six major powers if all sanctions imposed on the country over its disputed nuclear work are lifted, President Hassan Rouhani has said in a televised speech.

"We will not sign any deal unless all sanctions are lifted on the same day... We want a win-win deal for all parties involved in the nuclear talks," Rouhani said.

The Iranian President had previously said his country would honour the preliminary agreement that was reached on a framework for a deal on Iran's nuclear programme.

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Obama: Iran nuclear agreement is 'a good deal'

US President Barack Obama has welcomed a preliminary agreement with Iran over its nuclear programme, saying: "It is a good deal."

In a speech after leaders shook hands on solutions for a comprehensive agreement, set to follow in June, Obama said it meant Iran would not develop weapons-grade plutonium, shutting down the potential path to a bomb using enriched uranium.

An intensive inspections deal is part of the plan - and if Iran complies, the international community will begin to phase out sanctions on the country, he added.

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