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The Value of Iran's Sanctions Relief

Iran has some pretty big bills to pay.

Iran's Sanctions Relief 101

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After a decade of crippling sanctions, Iran has been cleared to once again resume global commerce.

The lifting of sanctions, announced after a UN agency certified Iran had complied with a deal to curb its ability to make a nuclear bomb, will give the country access to billions of dollars that had been frozen in overseas accounts.