TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Political Affairs and International Security Hamid Baeedinejad underscored that the nuclear deal with the world powers has paved the way for increasing Iran’s regional power.

“The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has prepared the grounds for Iran’s turning into first regional power while reaching an understanding with the world’s big powers,” Baeedinejad said on Thursday, IRNA reported. 

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