THE NEW YORK TIMES
BY MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARIF
TEHRAN — We made important progress in Switzerland earlier this month. With the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany, we agreed on parameters to remove any doubt about the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program and to lift international sanctions against Iran.
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