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Presidential Notice 12170

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran

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

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 56251

Impact dates

  1. Continued emergency expires unless renewed again

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency with respect to Iran for 1 year beyond November 14, 2018
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues in effect beyond November 14, 2018
  • Sanctions and blocking authorities under EO 12170 remain active

Near term (90d)

  • Annual Federal Register publication
  • Congressional transmission

Long term

  • Emergency subject to next renewal by November 14, 2019
  • Ongoing restrictions on Iranian assets and transactions pending diplomatic normalization

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural renewal with minimal policy change; text notes distinction from 1995 emergency to avoid confusion
  • Perpetual emergency status since 1979 raises governance questions about indefinite emergency declarations
Presidential Notice 12170: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran · Executive Orders