Obama allows sale of aircraft to Iran as nuclear deal nears implementation

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/15/obama-order-iran-nuclear-agreement-implementation-day/78884068/

"They have nearly completed their major nuclear steps, and that's nothing to gloss over," Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said at a luncheon hosted by Bloomberg News Friday. "It's a significant rollback in the Iranian program."

Rhodes said that the IAEA certification will trigger what's known as "Implementation Day."

"That should happen relatively soon, certainly in the coming days. That is when sanctions relief is initiated," he said.