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Zarif: New chapter of hope

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini gave a brief press conference in Vienna, with Zarif saying the deal is "not perfect".

"Today could have been the end of hope on this issue but today we are starting a new chapter of hope,” Zarif said.

They then withdrew to a private session to formally take up the deal, which comprises over a hundred pages and has five different annexes attached.

The deal will be taken up by the UN Security Council in a few weeks to turn it into an international law. 

Meanwhile, Saudi state television has chosen to ignore the news completely.