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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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Cameron hails 'strong deal' over Iran nuclear weapons

David Cameron speaking this morning.

David Cameron has welcomed what he called the "strong deal" achieved in talks over Iran's nuclear programme, claiming that it "has the potential to make our world safer".

The Prime Minister told ITV News' James Mates: "We now need to hammer out the details but at the heart what it says is that Iran's pathways to a nuclear weapon have been blocked off.

"There is proper inspection so that they can't go back on their word, and this has the potential to make our world safer, so we have seen an important breakthrough."

He added: "Crucially, the sanctions - which have done so much to bring Iran to the table - they don't come off unless Iran implements its side of the deal.

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