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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, shown here after news of the deal was revealed, said it is "not perfect for anybody but it is what we could accomplish." He called it an "important achivement for all of us."
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, shown here after news of the deal was revealed, said it is "not perfect for anybody but it is what we could accomplish." He called it an "important achivement for all of us."

Live Blog: Iran Nuclear Deal

Follow all of the developments as they happen

Final Summary

-- Iran and major global powers sealed a landmark deal to curb Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, taking a giant step to end a confrontation that has poisoned ties, isolated the Islamic nation, and raised the specter of a new war in the Middle East.

-- U.S. President Barack Obama has called Benjamin Netanyahu to assuage Israeli concerns over the landmark deal.

-- Obama's administration still faces potential hurdles in the U.S. Congress, where lawmakers offered reactions to the deal ranging from wariness to outrage.

-- Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country has been Tehran's strongest supporter in the UN Security Council and vocally opposes U.S. and EU sanctions against Iran, said the deal would contribute to combatting terrorism in the Middle East.

-- From potentially stoking a Middle East arms race, to enabling political reforms in Iran, to undercutting Russia’s energy might by freeing up massive oil and gas supplies, here are some possible implications of the agreement.

-- Find a comprehensive timeline of the Iran nuclear talks here.

-- More about the origins of Iran's nuclear program here.

-- For reaction on the streets of Tehran, click here

-- For Israeli reactions to the deal, click here and here

NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Tehran

13:11 14.7.2015

Obama says "no deal means a greater chance of more war in the Middle East."

13:10 14.7.2015

Obama asks lawmakers to consider a world without this deal. "We put sanctions in place to get a diplomatic resolution, and that is what we have done."

"No deal means no lasting constraints on Iran's nuclear program," Obama says.

13:08 14.7.2015

Obama says the IAEA will have access to suspect sites "where necessary, when necessary."

He says sanctions relief will be phased in, that Iran must first complete key steps.

13:06 14.7.2015

Obama says the deal is not built on trust, but on verification by inspectors.

13:05 14.7.2015

Obama says that today, "because America negotiated from a position of strength and principle, we have stopped the spread of nuclear weapons" in the region.

He said the accord "meets every single one of the bottom lines" of the framework deal.

"Every path to a nuclear weapon is cut off," he said.

13:04 14.7.2015

US President Barack Obama, speaking live, says the deal demonstrates that "American diplomacy can bring about real and meaningful change."

13:03 14.7.2015

Both said they realize that the agreement will be the subject of intense scrutiny and that the full text will be available for the world to see later today.

13:01 14.7.2015

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, at the same press conference, is repeating some of the same themes that Mogherini touched on. He also called it not just an agreement, but a good agreement.

12:54 14.7.2015

Mogherini calls it a balanced document that represents the interests of all sides. She says it is not only a deal but a good deal.

12:53 14.7.2015

France: U.N. resolution to endorse Iran deal to be done quickly

WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) -- France's foreign minister said a nuclear agreement between Iran and major powers will be endorsed by the U.N. Security Council in a matter of days.

"It will be done very quickly," Laurent Fabius told reporters.

Fabius said the five members permanent members of the U.N. Security Council -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- had co-signed a letter on Tuesday to refer pass the deal to the Security Council for a vote.

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