Khamenei: Nuclear deal will not change Iran policy to US

Iran’s policy towards the United States will not change after the nuclear agreement, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in his first statement after the deal between Iran and the P5+1 group.

According Iran’s official news agency IRNA, Khamenei made the comments on Saturday after Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at Mosalla Prayers Ground.

“Whether the nuclear agreement is approved or not, Iran will not allow any misuse of the agreement,” Khamenei said. “Now the question is how Iran can reach an agreement with the American government.”

Khamenei added Iran will continue supporting its friends including Palestine, Yemen, Syria and Bahrain, and resistance groups in Lebanon and Palestine.

Last Tuesday, negotiators from Iran and the P5+1 group signed a final nuclear agreement in the Austrian capital of Vienna.

It brought to a close nearly two years of contentious talks that focused on providing Iran with much-needed sanctions relief in return for unprecedented curbs and inspections on its nuclear program.