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Presidential Notice 12170

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran

President Biden continued for one year the national emergency with respect to Iran originally declared by Executive Order 12170 on November 14, 1979, citing ongoing non-normalized relations and incomplete implementation of the 1981 Algiers Accords. This is a routine annual renewal required by the National Emergencies Act, distinct from the separate Iran emergency declared in 1995 under EO 12957.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 68013

Impact dates

  1. Continued emergency expires unless renewed again

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency with respect to Iran for 1 year beyond November 14, 2022
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency authority under IEEPA continues beyond November 14, 2022
  • Existing sanctions measures remain in effect

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication
  • Congressional transmission

Long term

  • Emergency authority continues through November 14, 2023 unless renewed again or terminated

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural renewal with no policy change; tension between long-term emergency reliance and congressional oversight intent in National Emergencies Act
  • Distinction from 1995 emergency suggests complexity in Iran sanctions architecture that may confuse compliance
Presidential Notice 12170: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran · Executive Orders