Iran expects deal to come into force in January
- 8 years ago
Iran expects the nuclear deal with major powers to enter into force in early January, when Tehran will have implemented its commitments, Iran's deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said Tuesday, according to AFP .
"We expect it will be in early January," Araqchi told reporters in Vienna after meeting the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency , the UN atomic watchdog which is tasked with verifying the accord.
In exchange, the six world powers - the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany - will lift the sanctions that have been imposed on Iran over its nuclear program in recent years.
Despite revelations that his country is breaching the deal, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani recently threatened to abandon the accord all together, if the United States imposes any new sanctions unrelated to Tehran's nuclear program.
"We expect it will be in early January," Araqchi told reporters in Vienna after meeting the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency , the UN atomic watchdog which is tasked with verifying the accord.
In exchange, the six world powers - the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany - will lift the sanctions that have been imposed on Iran over its nuclear program in recent years.
Despite revelations that his country is breaching the deal, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani recently threatened to abandon the accord all together, if the United States imposes any new sanctions unrelated to Tehran's nuclear program.