In 2013, a historic interim agreement froze Iran's nuclear program to ease global tensions

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In 2013, a historic interim agreement froze Iran's nuclear program to ease global tensions

In a landmark diplomatic breakthrough, Iran and world powers signed a 2013 interim agreement that paused decades of nuclear escalation in exchange for the first major relief from global economic sanctions.

On November 24, 2013, diplomats in Geneva achieved what many thought was impossible by brokering the Joint Plan of Action. This interim deal between Iran and the P5+1 nations—the US, UK, France, China, Russia, and Germany—effectively froze the most sensitive parts of Iran's nuclear program.

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