(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) US President Barak Obama on Sunday signed the Iran nuclear deal, officially putting the international agreement into effect.
"Today marks an important milestone toward preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and ensuring its nuclear program is exclusively peaceful going forward," Obama said.
"I welcome this important step forward. And we, together with our partners, must now focus on the critical work of fully implementing this comprehensive resolution that addresses our concerns over Iran's nuclear program," Obama added.
The president's signature opens the way for Iran to make major changes to an underground nuclear facility, a heavy water reactor and a site for enriching uranium.
After the nuclear deal was signed, this Sunday remained known as "Adoption day", as stated by the same source, requiring the US and other countries participating at the seven-nation deal, or the Join Comprehensive Plan of Action, to make all the necessary arrangements for implementation.
The seven-nation deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was reached on July 14, after roughly two years of negotiations.
Iran's a top adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ali Akbar Velayati, said Iran expects that the United States and other Western countries will show their "good will" through lifting sanctions.
Iran's atomic energy chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, told state TV that Tehran was ready to begin taking steps to comply, and awaited an order from President Hassan Rouhani. "We are hopeful to begin in the current or next week," he said.
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