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Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered the country’s nuclear deal with world powers to be implemented, but attached a list of conditions to his nod of approval.

Khamenei, who gave the green light for the deal in an Oct. 21 letter to President Hassan Rouhani, said all sanctions on Iran must be lifted and any new sanctions imposed by the United States would be a deal-breaker.

The Obama administration, however, has only agreed to lift sanctions on Iran that were not part of those imposed due to Teheran’s sponsorship of terrorist organizations. The U.S. has also said it would reimpose sanctions if Iran breaches the nuclear deal or the UN’s prohibition on Iran’s testing of ballistic missiles.

The nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was approved by negotiators from Iran and world powers in July.

“Any comments suggesting the sanctions structure will remain in place or [new] sanctions will be imposed, at any level and under any pretext, would be a violation of the JCPOA,” Khamenei said in the letter to Rouhani, according to the state-controlled PressTV.

The supreme leader said implementation of the deal should be “tightly controlled and monitored” because of some “ambiguities” in it.

“Lack of tight control could bring significant damage for the present and the future of the country,” he said.

Khamenei also ruled out any rapproachment with the West beyond the nuclear deal.

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