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Presidential Notice 12170

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran

President Obama extended for one year the national emergency with respect to Iran originally declared in 1979 under Executive Order 12170, citing ongoing abnormal diplomatic relations and incomplete implementation of the 1981 Algiers Accords agreements. This continuation maintains existing sanctions authorities and emergency powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Federal Register Open PDF 79 FR 68091

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless renewed again

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency with respect to Iran for 1 year
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues beyond November 14, 2014
  • Existing sanctions authorities remain in force

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication
  • Congressional transmission

Long term

  • Emergency authority persists through November 14, 2015 unless renewed again

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural extension masks long-standing diplomatic freeze; timing during sensitive P5+1 nuclear negotiations (JCPOA finalized July 2015) may create perceived tension between emergency sanctions authority and diplomatic thaw
Presidential Notice 12170: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran · Executive Orders