JCPOA window to try to resolve important issues with Iran- Obama
Date
1/17/2016 10:07:57 PM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON Jan 17 (KUNA) -- US President Barack Obama said Sunday that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is "a window to try to resolve important issues" with Iran.Washington has dropped its nuclear-reasoned sanctions from Tehran freeing around USD 50 billion in Iranian assets and removing sanctions from around 100 Iranians of the same bases in the wake of the prisoner swap deal."Under the nuclear deal that we our allies and partners reached with Iran last year Iran will not get its hands on a nuclear bomb" Obama reiterated in a news conference he held at the White House.He also credited American diplomacy on the recent release of the ten captured sailors in the Gulf in less than 24 hours and the exchange of the hostages including Washington Post's reported Jason Rezaian."In a reciprocal humanitarian gesture" Obama noted "six Iranian-Americans and one Iranian serving sentences or awaiting trial in the United States are being granted clemency." "Yours is a great civilization with a vibrant culture that has so much to contribute to the world -- in commerce and in science and the arts" he addressed the people of Iran.Nevertheless; he added "for decades your government's threats and actions to destabilize your region have isolated Iran from much of the world" but now and following the nuclear deal "you - especially young Iranians - have the opportunity to begin building new ties with the world." (end) yt.gb
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