( CNN ) Iran 's President on Friday hailed the proposed international deal on his country 's nuclear program , vowing that Iran will stick to its promises and -- assuming other countries live up to their end of the bargain -- become a more active , engaged player in world affairs . `` Some think that we should either fight ... or we should surrender to other powers , '' President Hassan Rouhani said . `` However , we believe none of that . There is a third path . We can cooperate with the world . '' Rouhani said his government kept its word to Iranians when negotiating the framework deal , which was agreed upon Thursday and sets parameters for talks that could lead to a comprehensive deal by a June 30 deadline . Chief among them is that Iran would keep at least some centrifuges and no longer face international sanctions . He thanked Iranians for their patience and for `` resisting '' by standing up for the country 's rights . As to the rest of the world , the Iranian President said he thinks most now realize that Iran `` is pursuing peaceful objectives . '' That means trying to develop nuclear energy , not nuclear weapons , as many feared . That fear , combined with distrust of Iran 's leaders , spurred the sanctions and the Middle Eastern nation 's isolation . `` We do not lie , '' Rouhani said , vowing that Iran will be true to its word , `` provided the other parties will implement their own promises . '' What Iranians think of the deal . Those promises include reducing Iran 's stockpile of low-enriched uranium by 98 % for 15 years and significantly scaling back its number of installed centrifuges . Still , while it will be shrunken and centralized , Iran 's nuclear program wo n't go away . What should happen -- assuming there 's a common view that Tehran is doing as required -- is that countries will end their sanctions . That was non-negotiable for Iran , with Rouhani saying the deal shows his government 's commitment to removing a major `` obstacle ... for business '' by addressing the world 's worries about its nuclear program . `` We need economic productivity , employment for the youth and development of non-oil products , '' he said . `` Thus our people can witness better things for their welfare . '' It wo n't be easy , of course , to get Iran and the P5+1 -- the United States , Russia , China , Britain , France and Germany -- on the same page regarding the nitty-gritty details of any final agreement , if there is one . After all , it took two extra days past a self-imposed deadline for the parties to reach a framework deal . What 's in the deal ? 7 key points . That agreement followed about a decade of often failed negotiations and deep-rooted acrimony , particularly between Iran and the United States . Those tensions have n't disappeared , nor is there any guarantee that talks wo n't fall apart again over the next three months . Even as he applauded what he called a `` good deal , '' President Barack Obama pointed out Thursday that `` if Iran cheats , the world will know it . '' His government is also being pressed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , who blasted the agreement Friday as posing a `` grave danger '' by legitimizing Iran 's nuclear program and making it easier for Iran to develop nuclear weapons . On the Iranian side , Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has acknowledged that `` mutual mistrust '' has long plagued talks . He notes Iran still has `` serious differences with the United States , '' even after Thursday 's agreement . Still , Rouhani expressed hopes Friday the nuclear negotiations will change that by further opening up Iran to the rest of world , including long-standing adversaries . `` We do shake hands with them . ... Even those countries we have tensions with , we would like an end to the animosity , '' he said . `` Cooperation and interaction would be in the interest of everyone . '' Netanyahu : Iran must recognize Israel 's right to exist .
Iranian President says a nuclear deal would remove a major obstacle for business . `` We can cooperate with the world , '' President Barack Obama insists . He says , `` We do not lie , '' and Iran will abide by its promises on nuclear deal .