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             Iran: End of Sanctions Unlocking $32 Billion in Assets

   by VOA News

   The head of Iran's central bank said Tuesday the country is gaining
   access to $32 billion in assets as a result of the lifting of
   international economic sanctions tied to its nuclear program.

   State media quoted Valiollah Seif saying the bank has already
   successfully transferred some of its assets between banks to test that
   they were in fact no longer frozen.

   The United States and European Union put the sanctions in place to
   pressure Iran amid allegations it was working to develop nuclear
   weapons. The sanctions badly hurt Iran's economy, and lifting them was
   what Iran got in return for sharply cutting back its nuclear program in
   a deal with world powers last year.

   That deal was implemented on Saturday after the United Nations
   certified that Iran had completed its requirements, including reducing
   the number of centrifuges it operates at nuclear facilities and largely
   reducing its stockpile of enriched uranium.
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