Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano said on Monday that Iran continues to implement its nuclear-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

“Since my last report, Iran has submitted its declarations under the Additional Protocol, which it is applying provisionally, pending its entry into force. Iran’s declarations are being evaluated by the Agency,” the IAEA website quoted him as saying in his introductory statement to the Board of Governors.

He added, “The Agency continues to verify the non-diversion of nuclear material declared by Iran under its Safeguards Agreement. Evaluations regarding the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities for Iran continue.”

Iran and the 5+1 group (the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany) finalized the text of the JCPOA in Vienna in July 2015.

In July 2015, the UN Security Council turned the JCPOA into an international law by endorsing a resolution, setting the stage for the lifting of the Security Council sanctions against Iran.

The nuclear agreement went into effect in January 2016.

The IAEA has issued several statements since January confirming Iran’s is abiding by the obligations under the JCPOA.

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