ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—Hours after the international nuclear watchdog, the IAEA confirmed that Iran had complied with the terms of the nuclear deal which followed by the lifting of sanctions, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said that his country "has opened a new chapter" in its relations with the world. “I thank God for this blessing & bow to the greatness of the patient nation of Iran. Congrats on this glorious victory!” Rouhani wrote in a tweet. Under the deal close to $100bn of Iranian assets will be released. Rouhani added, "We Iranians have reached out to the world in a sign of friendliness, and leaving behind the enmities, suspicions and plots, have opened a new chapter in the relations of Iran with the world." Head of the IAEA Yukiya Amano said that implementing the terms of the deal requires the same amount of effort that went into the negotiations. "A lot of work has gone into getting us here, and implementation of this agreement will require a similar effort," he said. Amano is also expected to visit Tehran for talks about the process of monitoring Iran's nuclear program. The European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini also hailed the event, saying that Iran's compliance with the nuclear deal signed in Vienna last July will contribute to peace and security in the region and the world. US Secretary of State John Kerry told the media that Iran had taken significant steps which many “doubted would ever come to pass". Kerry spoke in Vienna where he was talking to his Iranian counterpart shortly before the announcement on the end of sanctions. Meanwhile Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Tehran was still trying to build a nuclear bomb. "Without an appropriate reaction to every violation, Iran will realise it can continue to develop nuclear weapons, destabilise the region and spread terror," Netanyahu said.
