Barack Obama claims that the final comprehensive agreement between international mediators and Iran is the best guarantee that Tehran will not have nuclear weapon.



WASHINGTON (Sputnik)�� The final comprehensive agreement between�international mediators and Iran is the best guarantee that Tehran will not have nuclear weapon, US President Barack Obama told the New York Times.

On Tuesday, a landmark deal between�Iran and the P5+1 group, comprising Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and China, aimed at�guaranteeing the peaceful nature of�the Iranian nuclear program was reached.
"We are not measuring this deal by�whether it is changing the regime inside�of Iran. We�re not measuring this deal by�whether we are solving every problem that can be traced back to�Iran, whether we are eliminating all their nefarious activities around�the globe. We are measuring this deal by�Iran could not get a nuclear weapon," Obama said on�Tuesday.


The US president added that "this [agreement] by�a wide margin is the most definitive path by�which Iran will not get a nuclear weapon, and we will be able to�achieve that with�the full cooperation of�the world community and without�having to�engage in�another war in�the Middle East."

The sides reached an agreement stipulating international sanctions relief in�exchange for�verification that Iran will not pursue a nuclear weapon following�months of�negotiations.

According to�the final text of�the nuclear agreement, Iran will under�no circumstances seek to�develop or acquire a nuclear weapon. The text also claims the final deal will positively contribute to�regional Middle Eastern security.
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