(File Photo) The nuclear deal, signed on July 14, 2015, cleared Iran of several sanctions while limiting its atomic programme. The nuclear deal, signed on July 14, 2015, cleared Iran of several sanctions while limiting its atomic programme. “The Iran Deal was a triumph of diplomacy over coercion,” Zarif wrote on Twitter late Thursday, the first anniversary of the July 14, 2015 accord with Washington and five other major powers. (File Photo)Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on the United States to choose diplomacy over intimidation and to fulfil its obligations under a year-old nuclear deal with world powers. The agreement, which took effect in January, saw Tehran limit its controversial atomic programme in return for the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions.

Source: Indian Express July 15, 2016 10:07 UTC