Iran said on Sunday that the landmark agreement the Islamic republic clinched with world powers on its disputed nuclear programme will take effect from January 20.
“The implementation of the joint plan of action will start from January 20,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham told Mehr news agency. Media reports said Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi was to hold a news conference later on Sunday.
Iran and the European Union agreed Friday on how to implement the deal on containing Tehran’s nuclear programme, but it still must be approved by each country before it can take effect. The EU represents the so-called P5+1 group of world powers -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- in the decade-long nuclear negotiations with Iran.