:00:00. > :00:00.This is BBC World News Today, IAEA broadcasting in the UK
:00:07. > :00:16.The UN nuclear watchdog says Iran has put in place all the measures
:00:17. > :00:19.outlined in the agreement on its nuclear programme.
:00:20. > :00:36.This is the live scene as we wait for a joint press statement.
:00:37. > :00:42.today, we proved the world that sanctions intimidation doesn't work.
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:00:45. > :00:47.have been killed by Islamist militants in the capital of Burkina
:00:48. > :00:51.Also coming up: The latest rescue mission as dozens of migrants make
:00:52. > :00:54.the dangerous journey trying to reach Europe by boat.
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:01:00. > :01:17.We start with breaking news out of Vienna where the UN nuclear
:01:18. > :01:20.watchdog says Iran has put in place all the measures outlined
:01:21. > :01:22.in the agreement on its nuclear programme.
:01:23. > :01:25.The formal announcement is due any minute now.
:01:26. > :01:29.This is the scene live at the press centre where the European Union's
:01:30. > :01:32.foreign policy representative and the head of the International
:01:33. > :01:37.Atomic Energy Agency are expected to deliver a joint statement.
:01:38. > :01:41.The announcement from the IAEA effectively opens the way
:01:42. > :01:45.for the lifting of international sanctions on Tehran.
:01:46. > :01:47.Let's go live now to our correspondents -
:01:48. > :01:54.Barbara Plett Usher in Washington and in Kasra Naji in Vienna.
:01:55. > :02:03.Barbara, to you first. Dramatic day of events in Tehran and Washington
:02:04. > :02:04.and Vienna, too. What are you of events in Tehran and Washington
:02:05. > :02:10.and Vienna, too. What are you hearing there? Well, I think the
:02:11. > :02:16.expectation now is that the announcement is going to be made
:02:17. > :02:23.imminently. The IAEA report is the trigger for all of this to happen.
:02:24. > :02:29.Once the UN, the IAEA has confirmed Iran has met its obligations under
:02:30. > :02:33.the deal, factions can be lifted. We have been told that can happen
:02:34. > :02:36.straightaway because they have done the sanctions paperwork months ago
:02:37. > :02:43.to come into affect 1's this announcement was made. Once it is
:02:44. > :02:49.made, you will see quickly, statements and steps being taken to
:02:50. > :02:56.lift sanctions by the European Union and by the US and by the UN. This is
:02:57. > :03:02.the result of two years of hard work. Tell us what the situation is
:03:03. > :03:09.where you are in BNR. There has been a day of delays, hasn't there?
:03:10. > :03:17.Absolutely. Nearly 12 hours of delay, to be exact. We expected a
:03:18. > :03:24.statement from Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and EU foreign
:03:25. > :03:28.policy chief. Now we are told they are going to be here any moment now.
:03:29. > :03:35.We're at the press centre of the IAEA in Vienna. We expect them to
:03:36. > :03:38.issue a joint statement here and in that statement, they are going to
:03:39. > :03:44.say that the agreement that they were breached in Vienna some six
:03:45. > :03:48.months ago, it is going to go into effect and they will announce the
:03:49. > :03:52.lifting of international sanctions against Iran. Very important step
:03:53. > :04:00.for Iran and for the international community. How interrelated is the
:04:01. > :04:05.prisoner deal announced by Washington and Iran and this
:04:06. > :04:15.statement by the IAEA on the hopeful lifting of sanctions? It is
:04:16. > :04:18.difficult to say. My reading of the situation is that the issue of
:04:19. > :04:28.swapping the prisoners between Iran and America complicated negotiations
:04:29. > :04:33.today, particularly given the different, the time difference
:04:34. > :04:37.between Iran and the US, because in the US, there was going to be
:04:38. > :04:41.release of prisoners more less at the same time, it was too early in
:04:42. > :04:48.the morning, maybe that took a long time to do. But, nevertheless, it
:04:49. > :04:52.has been done. Iranians have released five prisoners, Iranian
:04:53. > :04:57.Americans who were in jail in Iran and in the US, some seven prisoners
:04:58. > :05:02.have been released and 14 others who have been under investigation by the
:05:03. > :05:10.judiciary in the US, the US has decided to drop that and ends that
:05:11. > :05:16.investigation for those 14 people. On the whole, it's complicated the
:05:17. > :05:20.issues here. But nevertheless, we have reached where we were supposed
:05:21. > :05:26.to reach this morning and any moment now, Mr Zarif will be here
:05:27. > :05:31.announcing the lifting of the sanctions. I know you have been
:05:32. > :05:41.following this story for quite some time now. Can you explain just how
:05:42. > :05:46.historic moment this is? It really is. We are talking about years and
:05:47. > :05:53.years of negotiations. Negotiations to resolve the
:05:54. > :05:56.crisis. It is not just two years, it really started in 2003. It is 12
:05:57. > :06:03.years, 13 years so far. In two years, it sort of built up
:06:04. > :06:06.momentum and it reached the two sides reached the agreement some six
:06:07. > :06:11.months ago and that agreement is coming into effect today in a few
:06:12. > :06:17.minutes from now. It is important for Iran, it means that Iran is
:06:18. > :06:22.coming out of the cold. It means that the sanctions have been lifted.
:06:23. > :06:31.It means that their threat of war over Iran's nuclear programme has
:06:32. > :06:35.receded, there is no threat of that at the moment. Iran can join the
:06:36. > :06:41.international community as an active member of the international
:06:42. > :06:44.community. Iran can begin to have normal trade and economic relations
:06:45. > :06:52.with the outside world. And for the outside world, don't forget, only
:06:53. > :06:55.just six, seven, eight months ago, we were talking about the fact that
:06:56. > :06:59.if the two sides don't reach an agreement, the alternative would be
:07:00. > :07:05.an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. We were talking about
:07:06. > :07:05.possibly a war involving the whole region. So, that war has been
:07:06. > :07:15.averted, as far as the international community has -- is concerned. Iran
:07:16. > :07:24.is a big market, it is economically important, it has
:07:25. > :07:30.outside and Iran's relations in terms of the economic relations,
:07:31. > :07:36.terms of financial relations, they are back to normal. Iran can have a
:07:37. > :07:44.decent, normal banking relations with the outside world, the lifting
:07:45. > :07:49.of oil sanctions will mean that Iran will be exporting more oil. In fact,
:07:50. > :07:55.the reports we are getting is that immediately, Iran can put another
:07:56. > :07:59.200 or 300,000 barrels of oil a day in the market, given the fact that
:08:00. > :08:02.the market is very weak at the moment, and it will have an impact
:08:03. > :08:07.on the price of oil in the world economy. It is a very important day,
:08:08. > :08:15.generally speaking, not only for Iran, but for the outside world,
:08:16. > :08:20.too. Barbara, an important day in Iran and is seen very positively.
:08:21. > :08:26.How is it being seen in Washington where you are? Well, it is an
:08:27. > :08:31.important day for Iranian and US relations. After more than 35 years
:08:32. > :08:34.of 30 and anonymity, both countries have taken the lead in international
:08:35. > :08:38.ago she sure is to resolve this very contentious issue of the nuclear
:08:39. > :08:43.programme diplomatically. That doesn't mean they have the dramatic
:08:44. > :08:47.relations, they still don't, and there are other issues the Americans
:08:48. > :08:52.are unhappy about and these will continue. But what the state
:08:53. > :08:55.department in the digger has emphasised is that these
:08:56. > :08:57.negotiations have opened up a channel of communication that didn't
:08:58. > :09:02.exist before and can perhaps be used to deal with some other issues. It
:09:03. > :09:06.is unimportant day for President Obama because he has made this
:09:07. > :09:11.policy is his priority and he has exerted a lot of personal input, as
:09:12. > :09:16.has the Secretary of State John Kerry and coming about. They have
:09:17. > :09:17.fought tooth and nail against strong opposition from the
:09:18. > :09:23.Republican-dominated Congress so it is an achievement for them. There is
:09:24. > :09:30.real concern and criticism about this deal in Congress, the feeling
:09:31. > :09:34.that it does only postpones the development of the nuclear weapons,
:09:35. > :09:39.it doesn't dismantle the nuclear programme of Iran. They feel if Iran
:09:40. > :09:43.gets sanctions relieved, they feel it will get them to fund further
:09:44. > :09:47.nefarious activities in the region. Obama only really has one more year
:09:48. > :09:51.in office to make this stick, mindful that there will be another
:09:52. > :09:56.Administration coming in after him, possibly a republic -- a Republican
:09:57. > :10:01.administration. They are hoping this will be a successful deal and there
:10:02. > :10:07.will also be strong international support for it which another
:10:08. > :10:10.presidency would not go against. Barbara, back to the prisoner deal.
:10:11. > :10:18.We are expecting this prisoner release to happen any moment. Who
:10:19. > :10:25.has done the most? Who has done best out of this deal? Well, that is a
:10:26. > :10:29.difficult question to answer because people with different views of it
:10:30. > :10:34.will have different ideas. But the issue of the American prisoners in
:10:35. > :10:38.Iran has been a real irritant in nations and it is something the
:10:39. > :10:45.administration has been trying to solve for quite a long time. Now
:10:46. > :10:48.that they have done so, they will call it a political achievement. But
:10:49. > :10:53.they will also be criticised for making an exchange. Thank you very
:10:54. > :11:04.much. Let's cross to the statement now. Mr Javad Zarif will deliver the
:11:05. > :11:29.statement. If I can ask for silence, please.
:11:30. > :11:33.Thank you. Good evening and as usual, thank you for your presence,
:11:34. > :11:38.your work and your presence. Today, we have achieved implementation day
:11:39. > :11:45.of the joint comprehensive plan of action. Ever since adoption Day, we
:11:46. > :11:51.worked hard and showed mutual commitment and collective will to
:11:52. > :11:58.finally bring the GC PO eight to the mentation. Today, almost exactly six
:11:59. > :12:01.months after the finalisation of this historic deal, the
:12:02. > :12:06.international atomic energy agency has verified that Iran has
:12:07. > :12:14.implemented its nuclear related commitments under the GC POA. As
:12:15. > :12:19.Iran has fulfilled its commitment, today, multilateral and national
:12:20. > :12:24.economic financial sanctions related to Iran's nuclear programme are
:12:25. > :12:31.lifted, in accordance with the GC POA. The EU and the other countries
:12:32. > :12:38.consisting in People's Republic of China, Republic of France, the
:12:39. > :12:42.Federal Republic of Germany, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great
:12:43. > :12:45.Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America and
:12:46. > :12:52.Iran will also copper break in the field of peaceful nuclear injury --
:12:53. > :12:59.energy in the field of the GC POA. UN sanctions related to Iran's
:13:00. > :13:06.nuclear programme are lifted. United Nations Security Council resolution
:13:07. > :13:10.2231 of 2015, which endorsed the GC POA, will from now onwards, together
:13:11. > :13:15.with the Treaty of the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons,
:13:16. > :13:23.be the sole international legal framework related to Iran's nuclear
:13:24. > :13:36.activities, permeating provisions of resolutions 1696 of 2006, 173 of
:13:37. > :13:44.2007, 1747 of 2007, 1803 of 2008, 1835 of 2008, 1929 of 2010, and to
:13:45. > :13:47.two to four of 2015. The European Union has confirmed that the legal
:13:48. > :13:52.framework providing for the lifting of its nuclear related economic and
:13:53. > :13:58.financial sanctions is effective. The United States today is seizing
:13:59. > :14:01.the application of its nuclear rated statutory stanchions on Iran,
:14:02. > :14:07.including terminating relevant executive orders and licensing of
:14:08. > :14:13.certain activities, as specified in the GC POA. The European Union and
:14:14. > :14:18.the United States have issued relevant guidelines on the details
:14:19. > :14:21.of sanctions which have been lifted, bust facilitating international
:14:22. > :14:30.engagement in Iran's economic development. As -- we will continue
:14:31. > :14:34.to thoroughly monitor and oversee the full and effective
:14:35. > :14:41.implementation of the GC POA exactly as agreed on the 14th of July 2015
:14:42. > :14:46.through the joint commission consisting of the e-3 plus three and
:14:47. > :14:52.Iran and coordinated by the high representative of the union for
:14:53. > :14:55.foreign affairs and Security policy. The IAEA is entrusted with aerosol
:14:56. > :15:03.34 the monitoring and verification of the GC POA as well as of Iran's
:15:04. > :15:08.obligation for nonproliferation Treaty and the safeguarding of
:15:09. > :15:14.treaties. We would like to use this opportunity to thank the Austrian
:15:15. > :15:17.government for the hospitality and all those countries that supported
:15:18. > :15:26.the negotiation process and helped to implement some of the commitments
:15:27. > :15:28.under the GC POA. We also wish to express our appreciation to all of
:15:29. > :15:36.those who led this negotiation on behalf of the Islamic Republic of
:15:37. > :15:43.Iran and the e-3 EU plus three since 2003. All sides remain thirdly
:15:44. > :15:50.convinced that this historic deal is both strong and fair and that it
:15:51. > :15:56.meets the requirements of all. It's proper in the mentation will be a
:15:57. > :15:59.key contribution to improved regional and international peace,
:16:00. > :16:06.stability and security. This achievement clearly demonstrates
:16:07. > :16:09.that with political will, perseverance and through
:16:10. > :16:13.multilateral diplomacy, we can solve the most difficult issues and find
:16:14. > :16:20.practical solutions that are effectively implemented. This is an
:16:21. > :16:23.encouraging and strong message that international community must keep in
:16:24. > :16:40.mind in our efforts to make the world a safer place. I thank you.
:16:41. > :16:43.APPLAUSE. I'm going to do what I always do, read in Persian exactly
:16:44. > :16:51.what she said in English so don't worry about requiring translation.
:16:52. > :16:56.If your English is better than mine! Before I begin, let me thank you all
:16:57. > :17:03.for having been here for the devil hours waiting for both of us. --
:17:04. > :17:06.several hours. I apologise for keeping you waiting for hours ago.
:17:07. > :17:57.Now, I've read in Persian. Iranian Foreign Minister is about
:17:58. > :18:02.Jerry -- is about Jerry -- Javad Zarif, speaking in Persian there. An
:18:03. > :18:08.incredible day for Iran and Washington. Absolutely. We did
:18:09. > :18:14.expect this day to one day arrive after the deal to was struck by the
:18:15. > :18:19.against it, political security, regional, even international, were
:18:20. > :18:30.so many, that actually hearing these words from Miss Mcweeney and from Mr
:18:31. > :18:35.Zarif is very significant. This is the fruit of the deal which was
:18:36. > :18:39.struck in July in Vienna. It will ripen. For Iran, it means the
:18:40. > :18:48.beginning of an Eire, the post-sanction area after such a long
:18:49. > :18:53.time of international sanctions. John Kerry has been a driving force
:18:54. > :18:58.behind this deal but he wasn't present at the press conference, do
:18:59. > :19:02.we know why? This is the format of these press conferences. It is not
:19:03. > :19:10.only thing out of the ordinary. Always, berries the representative
:19:11. > :19:14.of the so-called five plus one, the world powers, and on the rainy and
:19:15. > :19:23.side, the Iranian Foreign Minister. This is the exact format we saw in
:19:24. > :19:28.Vienna when they stuck the deal, in Geneva when they made the interim
:19:29. > :19:33.deal in 2013, they come out, they reached the same statements in both
:19:34. > :19:36.languages. Maybe after this joint statement, normally what happens is
:19:37. > :19:43.that some of the foreign ministers, in this case probably the Secretary
:19:44. > :19:47.of State John Kerry, will have his own separate press conference. But
:19:48. > :19:53.this is absolutely normal in this series of negotiations. Two years of
:19:54. > :19:59.hard work to come to this point but there have been many stumbling
:20:00. > :20:00.blocks along the way. Oh, many. Both the nature of these negotiations
:20:01. > :20:10.which involves several different countries with several complete
:20:11. > :20:13.different national interests, security priorities, it
:20:14. > :20:16.very, very tough, but also the nature of the talks
:20:17. > :20:21.nuclear facilities, how complicated and technical they are because of
:20:22. > :20:35.the whole itself is very, very complex. Also,
:20:36. > :20:46.there were issues deal, some Arab countries were
:20:47. > :20:53.today we see this happening is today we see this happening is
:20:54. > :20:58.almost a miracle. Barbara, if we cross to use their in Washington,
:20:59. > :21:04.will every sanction be lifted or are there some that point be lifted?
:21:05. > :21:09.Only sanctions that are related to Iran's nuclear programme. We have
:21:10. > :21:12.just heard in the last five or ten minutes that Secretary Kerry has
:21:13. > :21:16.issued a statement saying that he has terrified that the IAEA have
:21:17. > :21:23.confirmed that Iran has met its nuclear steps and therefore the fact
:21:24. > :21:25.-- the sanctions are lifted. The paper work was done beforehand so
:21:26. > :21:29.they are technically lifted now. This will involve Rugeley second
:21:30. > :21:35.party sanctions. They affect companies and banks outside of
:21:36. > :21:38.America. They sanction companies and banks outside of America that do
:21:39. > :21:43.business with Iran, that is no longer the case so it will open the
:21:44. > :21:50.doors for countries not to worry about American penalties if they do
:21:51. > :21:54.with Iran. US businesses will be allowed to import a certain number
:21:55. > :22:00.of things like foodstuffs for example. They will be allowed to
:22:01. > :22:04.sell aviation equipment, including commercial air rise to Iran but that
:22:05. > :22:09.is kind of the essence of what they will be able to do. The biggest
:22:10. > :22:11.impact will be the effect on US restrictions related to other
:22:12. > :22:19.countries and foreign banks that sort of thing. We are looking to a
:22:20. > :22:26.US election. Other concerns that the progress made could be halted when a
:22:27. > :22:29.new president, then? There is political uncertainty around this
:22:30. > :22:36.agreement because it was done, and it is not unusual, done by executive
:22:37. > :22:41.order, which was a presidential act, and it wasn't confirmed by from
:22:42. > :22:51.grace. There is a lot of Congress opposition to this. There is the
:22:52. > :22:56.question in a year's time, if it is the Republican presidency, would
:22:57. > :23:00.these steps be reversed? What the administration has argued is that
:23:01. > :23:06.the effects, the results of the mentation, they are hoping it will
:23:07. > :23:09.be positive and create a momentum of their own, and also the strong
:23:10. > :23:13.international support for this agreement. It was done not just
:23:14. > :23:19.between the US and Iran, it was done with five other major can't trees.
:23:20. > :23:22.There is a UN resolution backing it. The administration is hoping that
:23:23. > :23:30.all of these things will ultimately not cause a Republican president to
:23:31. > :23:37.reverse what has been done here. What has the reaction been in Iran?
:23:38. > :23:42.I've been monitoring some tweets on social media. The Iranian president
:23:43. > :23:49.immediately tweeted congratulating the nation calling it a victory. He
:23:50. > :23:54.said he humbly has delivered what he had promised and indeed this is what
:23:55. > :23:59.he promised them when he was a presidential candidate. He said if
:24:00. > :24:04.he was elected, he would lift sanctions and strike a deal with the
:24:05. > :24:08.world powers. The Iranian people have been up and glued to the
:24:09. > :24:15.screens, as far as we know BBC Persia. They have been following the
:24:16. > :24:20.story very closely. Their reactions on social media is very positive. Of
:24:21. > :24:29.course it is very important day for the rainy and economy. -- the
:24:30. > :24:37.Iranian economy. What actually will happen tomorrow on the streets in
:24:38. > :24:45.Iran? It does give a high rise of hope for the Iranian nation in the
:24:46. > :24:48.media to long term. The -- the economic situation of the country
:24:49. > :24:53.will improve and so will the livelihood of the people. Thank you
:24:54. > :25:00.so much for being with us. You can get more analysis and background on
:25:01. > :25:09.Iran and the nuclear deal from our correspondents in the region. A
:25:10. > :25:13.reminder of our main news tonight. The sanctions against Iran have been
:25:14. > :25:17.lifted. We will have more on this breaking news in the next half an
:25:18. > :25:21.hour, that is all from the programme. From me. Thank you for
:25:22. > :26:16.being with us. We will see you soon. Good evening. There was a variety of
:26:17. > :26:17.weather across the UK earlier today. The south-eastern