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 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

Record & deadlines

Nov 10, 2015Signed
Signed by the President
Nov 13, 2015FR published
Published in the Federal Register · 80 FR 70663
Federal Register PDF
Nov 14, 2016
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

Related orders

What to expect

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