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Iran's Foreign Minister Announced That A Deal Had Been Reached In A Historic Tweet

Brett LoGiuratoNov 24, 2013, 08:34 IST

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif first announced the news of a deal among Iran and six world powers in what undoubtedly has the potential to be a historic tweet:

Twitter/@JZarif

The tweet was soon retweeted and favorited by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. 2013!

The details of the deal were immediately unclear, but it is expected to be an interim, six-month agreement in which Iran would suspend its higher-grade uranium enrichment in return for the easing of some sanctions.