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US President Obama on Sunday signed the Iran nuclear deal, officially putting the international agreement into effect.

Obama's signature opens the way for Iran to make major changes to an underground nuclear facility, a heavy water reactor and a site for enriching uranium.

The seven-nation deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was reached on July 14, after roughly two years of negotiations.

The so-called "Adoption Day" on Sunday also requires the United States and other participating countries to make the necessary arrangements and preparations for implementation" of the deal, the US president said.

"Today marks an important milestone..." Obama said. "I welcome this important step forward. And we, together with our partners, must now focus on the critical work of fully implementing this comprehensive resolution that addresses our concerns over Iran's nuclear program."

As part of the nuclear agreement, Obama on Sunday also issued provisional waivers and a memorandum instructing US agencies to lay the groundwork for relieving sanctions on Iran.

In Iran, the top adviser to supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khamenei, Ali Akbar Velayati, told Iranian TV: "On implementation, all should be watchful that Westerners, particularly Americans, to keep their promises."

Velayati said Iran expects that the United States and other Western countries that negotiated the deal will show their "good will" through lifting sanctions.

Iran's atomic energy chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, told state TV that Tehran was ready to begin taking steps to comply, and awaited an order from President Hassan Rouhani. "We are hopeful to begin in the current or next week," he said.

The IAEA said Sunday that Iran has agreed to allow greater monitoring of its commitment to the deal, going beyond basic oversight provided by the safeguards agreement that IAEA member nations have with the agency. For instance, it allows short-notice inspections of sites the IAEA may suspect of undeclared nuclear activities.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team