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79–011 2018

115th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 115–101 

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 IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND 

MARCH 15, 2018, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 

94–412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257) 

MARCH 13, 2018.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, March 12, 2018. 

Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, 

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 before 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, 2018. 

On January 16, 2016, Implementation Day under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the United States lifted nuclear-related sanctions on Iran consistent with its commitments 

under the JCPOA, through termination of a number of Executive 

Orders that had been issued pursuant to this national emergency 

and other actions. Although these measures significantly changed 

our sanctions posture, comprehensive nonnuclear-related sanctions 

with respect to Iran remain in place. 

Actions and policies of the Government of Iran, including its development of ballistic missiles, support for international terrorism, 

and human rights abuses 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 it is necessary to continue 

the national emergency declared with respect to Iran and to maintain in force comprehensive sanctions against Iran to respond to 

this threat. 

Sincerely, 

DONALD J. TRUMP. 

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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 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 more comprehensive 

sanctions on Iran to further respond to this threat. On August 19, 

1997, the President issued Executive Order 13059, consolidating 

and clarifying those earlier orders. The President took additional 

steps pursuant to this national emergency through 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. 

On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, 

the United Kingdom, and the United States), the European Union, 

and Iran agreed to a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) 

to ensure that Iran’s nuclear program remains exclusively peaceful. 

On January 16, 2016, Implementation Day under the JCPOA, the 

United States lifted nuclear-related sanctions on Iran, by terminating a number of Executive Orders that had been issued pursuant to this national emergency and by taking other actions. Though 

these measures constitute a significant change in our sanctions 

posture, comprehensive non-nuclear-related sanctions with respect 

to Iran remain in place. 

Actions and policies of the Government of Iran, including its development of ballistic missiles, support for international terrorism, 

and human rights abuses 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, 2018. 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 by Executive Order 12957 constitutes an emergency 

separate from that declared on November 14, 1979, by Executive 

Order 12170, in connection with the hostage crisis. This renewal, 

therefore, is distinct from the emergency renewal of November 

2017. 

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

DONALD J. TRUMP. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 12, 2018. 

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