Economic sanctions on Iran lifted, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini announces Hold on, now they will have no reason to hold back.
Via BBC:
The international nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says Iran has put in place all the measures necessary to start implementing the nuclear deal, paving the way for the lifting of sanctions.
Director General Yukiya Amano said it was “an important day for the international community”.
The agency’s inspectors on the ground had verified that Iran had carried out the measures required, he said.
A deal between Iran and world powers was agreed in July last year.
Lifting the international sanctions on Iran would unfreeze billions of dollars of assets and allow Iranian oil to be sold internationally.