今日のテキスト INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS LIFTED

Officials from Iran and six world powers say economic sanctions on Iran will be lifted. The announcement follows the International Atomic Energy Agency's confirmation that Tehran had met its obligations under last year's deal concerning its nuclear program.

(Federica Mogherini / EU foreign policy chief)
"As Iran has fulfilled its commitments, today multilateral and national economic and financial sanctions related to Iran's nuclear program are lifted in accordance with the JCPOA."

Iran and the six world powers reached the final agreement last July. It said the economic sanctions on Iran would be removed once the IAEA had verified the nation had fulfilled its commitments to curb its nuclear program. The requirements included transferring enriched uranium out of Iran. The material can be used in nuclear weapons. U.S. President Barack Obama has signed executive orders lifting sanctions placed on Iran in response to its nuclear program.
Iran once reacted to the sanctions by threatening to block access to the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's major shipping routes for crude oil.