Iran, the Deal and Implementation Day

Yesterday, January 19, the U.S. State Department released a series of photographs documenting highlights from January 14-January 16, 2016, when Secretary of State John Kerry, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and other officials hammered at the final stages of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. They also negotiated a prisoner exchange deal, which saw the release of four Iranian-US dual nationals and seven Iranians. Implementation Day, when the deal took effect and sanctions were lifted as per the July 2015 agreement between Iran and world powers, took place on January 16.

Credit: US State Department