Iran's Rouhani hails nuclear deal

APPLAUDS

Despite Israel's harsh criticism, countries in the region like Turkey and Syria have applauded the historic nuclear deal.

The nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is "great news for Turkish economy," as it would likely to boost bilateral trade and the investments with the neighboring country, Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz posted in his Twitter account on Tuesday.

The minister also said that Iran is an important country because of its natural gas and oil resources.

Turkey is a major importer of Iranian natural gas with almost 10 billion US dollars in 2014.

In Damascus, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad congratulated his main ally Iran on the nuclear deal, while his government called the agreement a "historic" one, according to the state news agency SANA.

Al-Assad has also sent letters of congratulations to Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei and Iran President Hassan Rouhani, said SANA.