U.S. President Barack Obama is promising to sanction① any new legislation② US lawmakers bring forward when it comes to sanctions against Iran.
At the same time, Obama is welcoming a new agreement to start implementing③ an interim④ deal on Iran's nuclear program starting a week from now.
Under the deal, Iran will start eliminating⑤ its stockpiles⑥ of higher-level enriched uranium.
The Iranian side is also going to begin dismantling⑦ some of its enrichment infrastructure⑧.
In doing this, sanctions that have been imposed on Iran will be eased.
The interim step is meant to lay the ground work for negotiations⑨ among the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany, to creating a long-term nuclear agreement.
1. sanction 制裁
2. legislation 法律
3. implementing 执行,实施
4. interim 暂时的,临时的
5. eliminating 去除
6. stockpiles 存储
7. dismantling 解除,废除
8. infrastructure 设施
9. negotiation 谈判