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Presidential Notice 12170

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran

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In simple terms

This notice continues for one year the national emergency with respect to Iran originally declared in Executive Order 12170 on November 14, 1979, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act. The renewal extends the emergency and its associated measures beyond November 14, 2017.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 51969

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 82 FR 51969

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Continued national emergency expires unless extended again

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency with respect to Iran for 1 year beyond November 14, 2017
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • Continuation takes effect upon signing, extending emergency beyond November 14, 2017

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Emergency remains in effect through November 14, 2018, unless terminated or extended again

Risks & tensions

  • Document notes ongoing non-normalized U.S.-Iran relations and incomplete implementation of 1981 agreements
  • Explicitly distinguishes this emergency from separate emergency under EO 12957 (1995), suggesting complexity in sanctions architecture
Presidential Notice 12170: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran · Executive Orders