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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 by Executive Order 12170 on November 14, 1979, under the National Emergencies Act and International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The continuation is based on the stated rationale that U.S.-Iran relations have not normalized and implementation of the 1981 Algiers Accords agreements remains ongoing.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 70663

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, 2015
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • Continuation of emergency authorities takes effect upon publication

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication and congressional transmission

Long term

  • Ongoing sanctions and emergency authorities remain in place through November 14, 2016, barring termination or further continuation

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural continuation that maintains long-standing sanctions architecture; no new policy direction indicated
  • Timing coincides with sensitive period of JCPOA implementation (Iran nuclear deal agreed July 2015), though text does not reference nuclear negotiations explicitly
Presidential Notice 12170: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran · Executive Orders