Iran expects nuclear deal to come into force in January

Iran expects the nuclear deal with major powers to enter into force in early January, when Tehran will have implemented its commitments, Iran's deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said Tuesday, according to AFP.

"We expect it will be in early January," Araqchi told reporters in Vienna after meeting the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN atomic watchdog which is tasked with verifying the accord.