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114th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 114–17 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO IRAN 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO IRAN, ORIGINALLY DECLARED ON MARCH 15, 1995, BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 12957, AS AMENDED AND EXTENDED, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MARCH 15, 2014, PURSUANT TO 50 

U.S.C. 1622(d) 

MARCH 13, 2015.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, March 11, 2015. 

Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies 

Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of 

a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal 

Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the 

emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In 

accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register 

for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared on March 15, 1995, 

is to continue in effect beyond March 15, 2015. 

The crisis between the United States and Iran resulting from 

certain actions and policies of the Government of Iran has not been 

resolved. The Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) between the P5+1 (the 

United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia and 

China) and Iran went into effect on January 20, 2014, and was renewed by mutual consent of the P5+1 and Iran on July 19, 2014, 

and November 24, 2014, extending the temporary sanctions relief 

provided under the JPOA through June 30, 2015. This marks the 

first time in a decade that Iran has agreed to take, and has taken 

specific actions that stop the advance and roll back key elements 

of its nuclear program. In return for Iran’s actions on its nuclear 

program, the P5+1, in coordination with the European Union, are 

taking actions to implement the limited, temporary, and reversible 

sanctions relief outlined in the JPOA. 

Nevertheless, certain actions and policies of the Government of 

Iran are contrary to the interests of the United States in the region 

and continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the 

national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. 

For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared with respect to Iran and to 

maintain in force comprehensive sanctions against Iran to deal 

with this threat. 

Sincerely, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH

RESPECT TO IRAN

On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President declared a national emergency with respect to Iran, pursuant to the 

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701– 

1706), to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States 

constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Iran. 

On May 6, 1995, the President issued Executive Order 12959, imposing comprehensive sanctions on Iran to further respond to this 

threat. On August 19, 1997, the President issued Executive Order 

13059, consolidating and clarifying the previous orders. I took additional steps pursuant to this national emergency in Executive 

Order 13553 of September 28, 2010, Executive Order 13574 of May 

23, 2011, Executive Order 13590 of November 20, 2011, Executive 

Order 13599 of February 5, 2012, Executive Order 13606 of April 

22, 2012, Executive Order 13608 of May 1, 2012, Executive Order 

13622 of July 30, 2012, Executive Order 13628 of October 9, 2012, 

and Executive Order 13645 of June 3, 2013. 

While the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) between the P5+1 and 

Iran that went into effect on January 20, 2014, and was renewed 

by mutual consent of the P5+1 and Iran on July 19, 2014, and November 24, 2014, marks the first time in a decade that Iran has 

agreed to and taken specific actions that stop the advance and roll 

back key elements of its nuclear program, certain actions and policies of the Government of Iran continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. For this reason, the national emergency 

declared on March 15, 1995, must continue in effect beyond March 

15, 2015. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 

year the national emergency with respect to Iran declared in Executive Order 12957. The emergency declared in Executive Order 

12957 constitutes an emergency separate from that declared on November 14, 1979, by Executive Order 12170. This renewal, therefore, is distinct from the emergency renewal of November 2014. 

This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 11, 2015. 

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