Iran says it starts implementing nuclear deal

Published January 20, 2014
A picture shows the seal of the connections between the twin cascades for 20 per cent uranium production bearing the initials of the International Atomic Energy Agency after they were disconnected at nuclear power plant of Natanz, some 300 kilometres south of Tehran on January, 20, 2014 as Iran halted production of 20 per cent enriched uranium, marking the coming into force of an interim deal with world powers on its disputed nuclear programme. — Photo by AFP
A picture shows the seal of the connections between the twin cascades for 20 per cent uranium production bearing the initials of the International Atomic Energy Agency after they were disconnected at nuclear power plant of Natanz, some 300 kilometres south of Tehran on January, 20, 2014 as Iran halted production of 20 per cent enriched uranium, marking the coming into force of an interim deal with world powers on its disputed nuclear programme. — Photo by AFP

TEHRAN: Iran's state TV says the country has halted its most sensitive uranium enrichment work as part of a landmark deal struck with world powers.

The broadcast said Iran halted its 20 per cent uranium enrichment, which is just steps away from bomb-making materials, by cutting the link feeding cascades enriching uranium in Natanz.

It said international inspectors were present Monday when Iran began implementing its obligations under the historic deal reached in Geneva Nov 24.

They left to monitor the suspension at Fordo, another uranium enrichment site in central Iran.

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