Nuclear weapons should be completely eliminated worldwide as they are "detrimental to international peace and security," the Iranian government said in a statement following a passage of the Security Council resolution endorsing the Iran nuclear deal.



MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� On Monday, the UN Security Council voted unanimously to�adopt UN Resolution 2231 in�support of�a nuclear deal reached last week by�Iran and the P5+1 group, comprising China, France, Russia, the United States, Britain and Germany.
"The Islamic Republic of�Iran underlines the imperative of�total elimination of�nuclear weapons, as�a requirement of�international security and an obligation under�the Treaty on�the Non-Proliferation of�Nuclear Weapons (NPT)," the statement, issued on�Monday, reads as�quoted by�Iran's ISNA news agency.


The statement added that Tehran is committed to�actively contribute to "all international diplomatic and legal efforts to�save humanity from�the menace of�nuclear weapons and their proliferation."


The Iranian government stressed the importance of�the establishment of�the Middle East nuclear weapon free zone.


The P5+1 international negotiators have been attempting to�reach a comprehensive agreement with�Iran that would insure the peaceful nature of�the country's nuclear program since�November 2013, when an interim was signed.

On July 14, a final deal was struck in�the Austrian capital of�Vienna after�over two weeks of�continuous talks and multiple extensions of�self-imposed deadlines.

According to�the final text of�the nuclear agreement, Iran will under�no circumstances seek to�develop or acquire a nuclear weapon and, in�exchange, will receive sanctions relief. The text details how the final treaty will positively contribute to�regional Middle Eastern security.

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