France, Oct. 18 -- Iran has marked the anniversary of the 2015 nuclear deal by declaring and end to restrictions on uranium enrichment, but has pledge its commitment to diplomacy.

On the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement, Iran announced that it is no longer bound by the deal's restrictions, formally drawing a line under a pact that once symbolised rare cooperation between Tehran and the world's major powers.

In a statement released on Saturday - exactly a decade to the day since the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed in Vienna - Iran's foreign ministry said that "all of the provisions, including the restrictions on the Iranian nuclear programme and the related mechanisms, are considered terminate...