15 Jul 2015 – Iran nuclear deal welcome: Australia

The federal government says Iran’s nuclear deal is a step forward in curbing the country’s nuclear weaponry ambitions.

Parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs Steve Ciobo says the landmark deal thrashed out with Tehran to ensure Iran does not obtain a nuclear bomb was a positive outcome built on the work of past two years.

“It settles the issue with respect to Iran’s nuclear ambitions to ensure there isn’t an opportunity for Iran to develop nuclear weaponry,” he told ABC radio on Wednesday.

Iran and six major world powers reached a nuclear deal on Tuesday, capping more than a decade of negotiations with an agreement that could transform the Middle East, and which Israel called an “historic surrender”.

Under the deal, sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union and United Nations would be lifted in return for Iran agreeing long-term curbs on a nuclear programme that the West has suspected was aimed at creating a nuclear bomb.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/07/15/iran-nuclear-deal-welcome-australia