ubilation in Tehran over Iran's nuclear deal

Jubilation in Tehran over Iran's nuclear deal

Jubilant Iranians holding posters of president Hassan Rouhani welcome the return of victorious negotiator Javad Zarif in Tehran on Sunday (AP)

Iranians cheered foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on his return to Tehran, after successfully negotiating the nuclear deal in Geneva. He was praised as an "ambassador of peace", and chants rang out, "No to war, sanctions, surrender and insult."

In particular, they were jubilant that Zarif was able to gloat that he won the concession that Iran can continue enriching nuclear material, and will continue. Zarif directly contradicted the claim by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry after the deal had been signed that Iran had no right to enrich, but Zarif gloated, "Enrichment was recognized." Defeating the West on enrichment was a key point of pride for the Iranians, resulting in the jubilation.

This was only a six-month deal, to buy time before reaching a final deal. According to the U.N. resolutions on the subject, Iran must stop enriching. It remains to be seen which side will back down on the issue of enriching. CS Monitor and Time