The Arak IR-40 heavy water reactor in Iran. Photo: Nanking2012/Wikimedia Commons.

The Guardian – Iran will begin eliminating its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in eight days’ time, after negotiators in Geneva reached an agreement on how to implement the interim nuclear deal reached in November.

The six-month deal, under which Iran has agreed to freeze and even curb some nuclear activities in return for an easing of sanctions, will come into force on 20 January.

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