(VOVworld) - The UN Security Council unanimously approved the Iran nuclear deal Monday, clearing a path to lifting economic sanctions against Iran but warned of a possibility of reimposing sanctions if Iran violates the historic deal.

UN Security Council endorses Iran deal (Photo: Reuters)

New Zealand Ambassador Gerard van Bohemen, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council, called for full implementation on the timetable established within the deal and urged UN member countries to facilitate the process. According to the agreement, Iran will restrict its nuclear program, which western countries suspect was being used to produce a bomb. In return, the European Union and the US will relax economic sanctions against Iran.