Iran has complied with nuclear deal: UN watchdog

Iran has complied with last July's nuclear deal, the UN atomic watchdog said Saturday, allowing sanctions to be lifted and the landmark accord to enter into force.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said that its "inspectors on the ground verified that Iran has carried out all measures required under the (July deal)... to enable Implementation Day to occur."

The United States has received the IAEA report confirming that Iran has honored its side of the nuclear accord, and will proceed to lift its economic sanctions.

"Implementation day is a go," an official told AFP after the UN nuclear watchdog presented its report into Iran's efforts to put a nuclear bomb beyond its reach.