DHAKA: Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived back in Tehran on Wednesday a day after reaching a nuclear deal with six world powers in Vienna.

‘Today the negotiations have ended with the Security Council approving a resolution that for the first time in its history will officially recognize the nuclear power of a developing country. And this is a complete U-turn,’ Zarif said, reports The Jerusalem Post.

However, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been vocal in his opposition to the deal, a fact that was not lost on Zarif.

‘Today we are witnessing Netanyahu’s uproar on all television channels and in newspapers, and we have heard that the fact that the nation of Iran have made their rights official with perseverance, removed the sanctions upon them and also prevented a false crisis, has made him very uneasy.’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told a cabinet meeting broadcast on state television Wednesday that the nuclear deal is a political victory, adding that the agreement meant Tehran would no longer be regarded as an international threat.

‘No one can say Iran surrendered,’ Rouhani said. ‘The deal is a legal, technical and political victory for Iran. It’s an achievement that Iran won’t be called a world threat any more.’

Iran and six world powers reached a deal on Tuesday, capping more than a decade of negotiations with an agreement that could transform the Middle East.

BDST: 1756 HRS, JULY 15, 2015
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