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Wed Oct 21, 2015, 10:09 AM Oct 2015

Iran’s leader backs nuclear deal with warning to West over sanction relief

Source: Washington Post

Iran’s leader backs nuclear deal with warning to West over sanction relief

By Brian Murphy October 21 at 8:59 AM

Iran’s supreme leader gave approval Wednesday to the country’s landmark nuclear deal with world powers, effectively silencing any internal opposition but warning that Tehran must keep pressure on the West to ease economic sanctions as promised.

The endorsement by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei marked the final and critical step to approve the accord, which had already been cleared by Iranian lawmakers and an important panel of ruling clerics.

Khamenei — who has the final say in all state matters — had tacitly supported the deal by allowing negotiators to hammer out provisions to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange to lifting many nuclear-linked sanctions.

But Khamenei has tempered his views recently by insisting the nuclear deal will not open channels for other talks with the United States and possible better ties between the two foes.

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