Iran sanctions are likely to be lifted Saturday, report

Share:

Iran-sanctionsAn IAEA report verifying that Iran has kept its promises under a nuclear deal it reached with world powers last year is likely to be issued on Saturday, paving the way for sanctions on Tehran to be lifted, a diplomatic source said on Friday.

Iranian and other officials had previously said they expected the report to come out on Friday.

“Almost all details are ironed out,” said another diplomatic source, based in the Austrian capital.

Vienna is home to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog in charge of monitoring Iran’s implementation of the measures required in the deal Iran reached with the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany last July.

The July deal calls on the agency to release its report once it has verified Iran has implemented all nuclear-related measures. The IAEA had no comment on Friday on the timing of the report.

Iranian officials have said Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the European Union’s Federica Mogherini would issue a statement on Saturday or Sunday on the “Implementation Day” of the nuclear deal and the lifting of sanctions.

Under the July agreement, Iran agreed to shrink its atomic programme in exchange for the lifting of some EU, U.S. and U.N sanctions, which would allow billions of dollars of investment to flow into the country.

Since July, Iran has drastically reduced the number of centrifuges installed at its enrichment sites, shipped tonnes of low-enriched uranium materials to Russia and dismantled the core of its Arak nuclear reactor.

Some officials said a meeting in relation to Iran might take place on Saturday in Vienna, where the deal was reached.

“There may be some sort of a meeting tomorrow in Vienna, after which, if everything goes well, we will issue a statement from the Secretary-General,” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters.

 

 

REUTERS

Share:

Comments

9 responses to “Iran sanctions are likely to be lifted Saturday, report”

  1. Rudy1947 Avatar

    Iranian proxies can expect a raise and a refit by February.

    1. Comments done efter Mohammad Fat’hali made the remarks in Thursday meeting with Lebanon’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel-Latif Derian in Beirut, where they discussed important issues related to the Muslim world.
      “shiah.solana@yahoo.comyesterday at 13:58
      Only the Faithful Mujahid Shi’ah Muslims around the world will stand, fight, and crush against the World American Zionist Jew Khazarian Mafia – Saudi Wahhabi – Takfiri – Salafi – al Qaeda – Taliban – Boko Haram – al Shabab – Terrorism! Long Live Shi’ah Iran! Death to Saudi Wahhabi, the supporter and financier of Terrorists!
      Reply
      +0
      -0

      Habibur Rahaman> shiah.solana@yahoo.com23 hours ago
      It’s not shia or sunni, we all faithful have to fight against all un islamic activity. All the muslims have to be united.
      Reply
      +0
      -0

      Fleecing Rabbiyesterday at 12:47
      Interesting that Wahhabi/Takfiri terrorists like ISIS have never attacked Zionist targets.”
      http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/01/15/445861/Iran-Lebanon-Mohammad-Fathali-/

      1. Rudy1947 Avatar

        The yahoo.com reference is just a bunch of the same ranting and is essentially is just blah blah blah.

        As far as this reference to Daesh not attacking Israel, you and those at presstv should learn to read a map.

        1. You really don’t see the point of my comment.

          I pointed out the kind of people that are the supporters of Press TV doctrine – you will find the same category of people on RT.com.

          Indeed those Press TV supporters should learn to read a map, but for Islamist the national boarders don’t exist – Muslims live as an Ummha as they claimed it, not as a country in the western example.

          1. Rudy1947 Avatar

            I’ve responded to that Daesh statement so many times, in the same way. My bad…….have edited.

          2. I presium that is known for you that “Press TV” was banned from the European Broadcasting Union because this channel practiced hate propaganda, not as they claim to be a plaine news channel.

            * http://en.alalam.ir/news/1454745
            * https://www.rt.com/news/iran-slam-eu-channels-626/
            * https://www.facebook.com/SavePressTvInEurope/, and as a reaction to “European satellite provider Eutelsat SA is set to pull the plug on several satellite channels and radio stations broadcast from Iran.”, one “Sacha Panozzo” commented on November 11, 2012; “Everybody can see now that the EU is a dictatuur with CENSUUr”.

            Today the whole Middle East and north africa is ‘moving’ to “the EU is a dictatuur with CENSUUr.”…….

          3. Rudy1947 Avatar

            I learned a couple of years ago than anything from rt and press tv wasn’t worth the time to read. Having the plug pulled is overdue. Here in the US some are relishing the closure of Al J America.

          4. The same ideas we have in the Union….

  2. Shirdel2142 Avatar
    Shirdel2142

    Some good news!!! me liky!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *