Iran deal implementation day ‘very, very soon’
Iran said it has taken a key final step to disable its plutonium reactor, making way for implementation of the Iran nuclear deal in the next few days.
WASHINGTON — Iran has removed the core of its Arak plutonium reactor and filled it with cement, taking one of the final steps that — pending verification by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors — will make way for implementation day of the landmark Iran nuclear deal over the weekend, Iranian officials said.
“The core vessel of the Arak reactor has been removed,” IAEA spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said Jan. 14.
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