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| Iran nuclear deal to enter into force on 20 January | Iran nuclear deal to enter into force on 20 January |
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| An interim agreement to freeze Iran's nuclear programme will enter into force on 20 January, it has been announced. | An interim agreement to freeze Iran's nuclear programme will enter into force on 20 January, it has been announced. |
| The deal, agreed in talks with world powers in November, envisages easing of some international sanctions on Tehran. | The deal, agreed in talks with world powers in November, envisages easing of some international sanctions on Tehran. |
| US President Barack Obama welcomed the news but said more work was needed to strike a long-term deal. He threatened new sanctions if there was a breach. | US President Barack Obama welcomed the news but said more work was needed to strike a long-term deal. He threatened new sanctions if there was a breach. |
| The West accuses Iran of seeking nuclear weapons, but Tehran has consistently denied that. | The West accuses Iran of seeking nuclear weapons, but Tehran has consistently denied that. |
| The EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the world powers would now ask the United Nations' nuclear watchdog (IAEA) to verify the deal's implementation. | |
| Ms Ashton represents the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - US, Russia, China, France and Britain - plus Germany in the talks with Iran. | Ms Ashton represents the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - US, Russia, China, France and Britain - plus Germany in the talks with Iran. |
| "We will ask the IAEA to undertake the necessary nuclear-related monitoring and verification activities," she said. | "We will ask the IAEA to undertake the necessary nuclear-related monitoring and verification activities," she said. |
| Under the terms of the deal, Iran has agreed to halt enrichment of uranium above 5% purity, "neutralise" its stockpile of near-20%-enriched uranium and provide daily access to inspectors. | |
| In return, the world powers agreed to suspend certain sanctions on trade in gold and precious metals, Iran's automotive sector, and its petrochemical exports. | |
| In his statement, President Obama said: "Beginning 20 January, Iran will for the first time start eliminating its stockpile of higher levels of enriched uranium and dismantling some of the infrastructure that makes such enrichment possible." | In his statement, President Obama said: "Beginning 20 January, Iran will for the first time start eliminating its stockpile of higher levels of enriched uranium and dismantling some of the infrastructure that makes such enrichment possible." |
| In return, he added, over the next six months the US and the other five powers would begin to implement "modest relief" so long as Iran fulfilled its obligations. | In return, he added, over the next six months the US and the other five powers would begin to implement "modest relief" so long as Iran fulfilled its obligations. |
| "Meanwhile, we will continue to vigorously enforce the broader sanctions regime, and if Iran fails to meet its commitments we will move to increase our sanctions," he said. | "Meanwhile, we will continue to vigorously enforce the broader sanctions regime, and if Iran fails to meet its commitments we will move to increase our sanctions," he said. |
| And in a warning to his critics in the US Congress, who want to impose additional sanctions, he said he would veto any legislation enacting new sanctions during the negotiations. | And in a warning to his critics in the US Congress, who want to impose additional sanctions, he said he would veto any legislation enacting new sanctions during the negotiations. |