U.N. says Iran has complied with nuclear deal

Tehran
(Image credit: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran has complied with the terms of the July international deal to curb its nuclear program, the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency said Saturday, Bloomberg Business reports. The U.S., along with five other world powers, agreed to lift economic sanctions on the nation when the U.N. verified its compliance.

Iran will gain access to $50 billion in frozen accounts overseas. The U.S. still has a ban on trade and investment with Iran.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.