Iran’s supreme leader warns against United States ‘deceit’ in nuclear deal

The American Iranian Council, which promotes better relationships between the US and Iran, went further, praising the deals between Washington and Teheran as portending a turning point after 37 years of icy relations between the two countries, beginning with Iranian revolution of 1979.

His release was reported by Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency, which reported the inmates were freed in a prisoner swap deal.

Despite an extraordinary diplomacy that saw the release of 5 Americans held by Iran, Washington has announced new penalties on several Iranian individuals and businesses over Tehran’s ballistic missile program.

The United States announced on Sunday new sanctions relating to Iran’s ballistic missile program, a day after the Obama administration lifted sanctions on Iran’s nuclear program.

Matthew Trevithick, a student who was recently detained, was also released – but not as part of the prisoner swap.

On Saturday, Obama signed an executive order to lift sanctions on Iran related to its nuclear program, the White House said. A fifth American was freed separately.

Nevertheless, he promised to continue monitoring Iran’s nuclear program and said he would work to restrain terrorist activity and human rights abuses.

He said he’s seen a very positive reaction from Iranians he has contact with on social media.

Obama reiterated what Secretary of State John Kerry had said Saturday: Iran’s current uranium stockpile is 2 percent of what it was before the agreement, and the country has removed two-thirds of its centrifuges. The former Marine infantryman and Arabic and Persian linguist was accused of espionage and other charges in 2012.

The world powers’ group P5+1, which includes China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States plus Germany, the European Union, and Iran reached a nuclear framework deal on July 14, 2015, that was called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

“We are happy for the other families”, Levinson’s family said in a statement.

Earlier, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the nuclear deal opened a “new chapter” in the country’s relations with the world. The U.S. reportedly agreed with the United Nations experts’ assessment.