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[Simplified Chinese] Iran Sanctions: A New Era Announced

On January 16, 2016, the U.S. and EU announced that a number of sanctions on Iran have been lifted under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”), following verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran has met its initial commitments to scale back key aspects of its nuclear program (“Implementation Day”).