Iran and six world powers meeting in Geneva say they have reached a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Iran is to curb its nuclear activities, initially for six months, in return for limited relief from sanctions.

US President Barack Obama welcomed the deal, saying it included “substantial limitations which will help prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon.”

But Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has insisted Iran retains its right to enrich uranium.

Tehran denies repeated claims by Western governments that it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons. It insists it must be allowed to enrich uranium for power stations.

Source – BBC