美國宣佈取消對伊朗的經濟制裁 並交換囚犯
Iran emerged from years of economic isolation on Saturday when world powers began to lift crippling sanctions against the Islamic Republic in return for Tehran complying with a deal to curb its nuclear ambitions.
鑑於伊朗履行了核問題協議的承諾，週六，伊朗擺脫了多年的經濟孤立這一狀況，世界大國開始解除了對這個伊斯蘭國家的經濟制裁。In a dramatic move scheduled to coincide with the scrapping of the sanctions, Tehran also announced the release of five Americans including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian as part of a prisoner swap with the United States.
與經濟制裁的解除相一致的，還有另一戲劇性的舉動，伊朗宣佈作爲囚犯交換的一部分，將會釋放包括華盛頓報駐伊記者賈森·禮薩安在內的5名美國囚犯。Together, the lifting of sanctions and the prisoner deal considerably reduce the hostility between Tehran and Washington that has shaped the Middle East since Iran's Islamic Revolution of 1979.
1979年伊斯蘭革命以來，美國和伊朗之間的敵意影響了整個中東地區的態勢，而這次經濟制裁的解除和囚犯互相釋放，很大程度上減輕了雙方的敵意。
The U.N. nuclear watchdog ruled on Saturday that Iran had abided by an agreement last year with six world powers to curtail its nuclear programme, triggering the end of sanctions.
聯合國核能調查機構週六宣佈，伊朗正式履行了去年與六國（美國、英國、法國、俄羅斯、中國和德國）簽署的伊核問題全面協議，這促成了制裁的最終解除。"Iran has carried out all measures required under the (July deal) to enable Implementation Day (of the deal) to occur," the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement. Within minutes, the United States formally lifted banking, steel, shipping and other sanctions on Iran, a major oil producer. Other countries are likely to follow.
位於維也納的國際原子能機構發表聲明說，“伊朗已經開始執行伊核問題全面協議所要求的所有措施，全面協議自當天起正式執行。”幾分鐘內，美國正式解除了對伊朗這一石油生產國在銀行、鋼鐵、航運等方面的制裁。其他國家有可能跟隨此舉。Tens of billions of dollars worth of Iranian assets will now be unfrozen and global companies that have been barred from doing business there will be able to exploit a market hungry for everything from automobiles to airplane parts.
數百億的伊朗資產將會解凍，而被禁止經營的跨國公司也將在此開發如飢似渴的市場，從汽車到飛機部件的需求。In an unusual move, President Barack Obama pardoned three Iranian-Americans charged for violating sanctions against Iran, while prosecutors moved to drop charges against four Iranians outside the United States.
另一不尋常舉動是，美國總統奧巴馬釋放了三名伊朗公民，他們都是因反對美對伊制裁而遭到起訴的，與此同時，檢察官還對另外四名逃亡在美國的伊朗公民停止了指控。The prisoner swap was the culmination of months of diplomatic contacts, secret talks and legal manoeuvring.
互放囚犯是兩國幾個月以來在外交聯繫、祕密談判和合法部署上的頂峯。
