Iran

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavu?o?lu has welcomed the lifting of sanctions on neighboring Iran after the recent nuclear deal, saying it will contribute to the regional economy and will have a direct positive impact on Turkey. 

However, Çavu?o?lu also called on Tehran to revise its regional policies and "abandon sectarian politics." 

Some details of the nuclear deal with Iran have now been revealed.

According to Iran's IRNA news agency, the signed agreement will allow for billions of dollars from frozen deals to be released back into the country's economy. 

An agreement has been reached between Iran and the six great powers on Tehran's nuclear program. The announcement was made by a diplomatic source close to the negotiations, as reported by AFP.

The talks were projected to end last week but the term had been extended for several days.

Major powers and Iran struck a historic deal on July 14 aimed at ensuring Tehran does not acquire a nuclear bomb, in return for relief from crippling sanctions, while Turkey's energy minister welcomed the agreement as a "very positive development." 

Major powers and Iran struck a historic deal on July 14 aimed at ensuring Tehran does not acquire a nuclear bomb, in return for relief from crippling sanctions, while Turkey's energy minister welcomed the agreement as a "very positive development." 

After 17 days of tough negotiations, diplomats on Monday night agreed on a landmark deal aimed at preventing Iran’s nuclear program for at least a decade. Negotiators from Iran, the United States, France, Britain, Germany, Russia and China managed to strike an agreement that resolves the security threat by applying unprecedented scrutiny to Tehran’s nuclear complex.

The mother of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, on trial in Iran for espionage, told reporters outside a Tehran court on July 13 that she hopes he will be freed on bail.

Iran's foreign minister said on July 13 he believed there should be no further extension to nuclear talks with major powers but he would negotiate "as long as necessary".

Iran and major powers will seek on July 13 to put the finishing touches to a historic nuclear deal, with both sides saying an accord ending a 13-year standoff lies tantalisingly within reach.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a visit to Turkmenistan on July 11 backed stronger energy ties with the gas-rich ex-Soviet state.