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1st Ld: Obama lifts nuclear-related sanctions on Iran

Xinhua, January 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday signed an executive order to lift sanctions on Iran related to its nuclear program, the White House said.

"Iran's implementation of the nuclear-related measures ..., as verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency, marks a fundamental shift in circumstances with respect to Iran's nuclear program," Obama said in the executive order issued by the White House.

Obama's decision came after the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Iran's compliance of the historic nuclear deal reached last summer. Endit