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Presidential Notice 12170

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran

This notice continues for one year the national emergency with respect to Iran originally declared on November 14, 1979, by Executive Order 12170, under the National Emergencies Act. The continuation maintains sanctions and related measures due to ongoing non-normalized relations with Iran and incomplete implementation of the 1981 Algiers Accords agreements.

Federal Register Open PDF 84 FR 61815

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless extended again

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency with respect to Iran for 1 year beyond November 14, 2019
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues in effect beyond November 14, 2019

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Emergency remains in effect until November 14, 2020 unless terminated or extended again

Risks & tensions

  • Routine annual renewal masks long-term structural tension: emergency in place since 1979 with no normalization
  • Distinction drawn from EO 12957 (1995) suggests complex overlapping sanctions architecture
  • Perpetual emergency status may raise separation-of-powers concerns about indefinite executive authorities
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