U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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99–011 2010

111th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 111–147 

NOTIFICATION OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED 

WITH RESPECT TO THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

DECLARED IN RESPONSE TO THE ACTIONS AND 

POLICIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT TAKES ADDITIONAL STEPS WITH RESPECT TO THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

DECLARED WITH RESPECT TO THE BLOCKING OF PROPERTY OF 

CERTAIN PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS 

ABUSES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN DECLARED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 12957 OF MARCH 15, 1995, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 

1622(d) 

NOVEMBER 15, 2010.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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To the Congress of the United States: 

Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 

(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued 

an Executive Order (the ‘‘order’’) that takes additional steps with 

respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 

12957 of March 15, 1995. 

In Executive Order 12957, the President found that the actions 

and policies of the Government of Iran threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. To deal with 

that threat, the President in Executive Order 12957 declared a national emergency and imposed prohibitions on certain transactions 

with respect to the development of Iranian petroleum resources. To 

further respond to that threat, Executive Order 12959 of May 6, 

1995, imposed comprehensive trade and financial sanctions on 

Iran. Finally, Executive Order 13059 of August 19, 1997, consolidated and clarified the previous orders. 

I have determined that the actions and policies of the Government of Iran on or after its presidential election of June 12, 2009, 

including its violent response to peaceful demonstrations and its 

commission of serious human rights abuses, warrant the imposition 

of additional sanctions. 

The prohibitions contained in the new order implement section 

105(a) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 

Divestment Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–195) (CISADA) concerning, inter alia, the imposition of sanctions pursuant to IEEPA 

with respect to each person on the list referred to in section 105(b). 

I applaud the efforts of the Congress to demonstrate the strong and 

sustained commitment of the United States to advancing the universal rights of all Iranians, and to sanction those who have abused 

their rights. The order, however, goes beyond the scope of section 

105 of CISADA by imposing sanctions pursuant to IEEPA on persons who meet a broader set of criteria than those specified in section 105(b). 

The order blocks the property and interests in property of persons listed in the Annex to the order, who I have determined meet 

the first of the three criteria set forth below. The order also provides criteria for designations of persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with or at the recommendation of the Secretary of State: 

• to be an official of the Government of Iran or a person acting 

on behalf of the Government of Iran (including members of paramilitary organizations) who is responsible for or complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against persons in Iran or 

Iranian citizens or residents, or the family members of the foregoing, on or after June 12, 2009, regardless of whether such abuses 

occurred in Iran; 


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• to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, 

material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in 

support of, the activities described in section 1(a)(ii)(A) of the order 

or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked 

pursuant to the order; or • to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to 

act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose 

property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the 

order. 

I have delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury the authority, 

in consultation with the Secretary of State, to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ 

all powers granted to the President by IEEPA and the relevant 

provisions of CISADA, as may be necessary to carry out the blocking-related purposes of the order and to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all 

powers granted to the President by IEEPA, as may be necessary 

to carry out section 104 of CISADA. I have delegated to the Secretary of State the functions and authorities related to visa sanctions conferred upon the President by the relevant provisions of 

CISADA. I have also delegated to the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the function of submitting to the appropriate congressional committees referred to in 

section 105(b) of CISADA the initial and updated lists of persons 

who are subject to visa sanctions and whose property and interests 

in property are blocked pursuant to the order. All executive agencies of the United States Government are directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of the order. 

The order, a copy of which is enclosed, became effective at 12:01 

a.m. eastern daylight time on September 29, 2010. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, September 28, 2010. 


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EXECUTIVE ORDER

BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN AND

TAKING CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 

(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 

the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 

Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–195) (CISADA), and section 301 of 

title 3, United States Code, and in order to take additional steps 

with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 

12957 of March 15, 1995, 

I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, 

hereby order: 

Section 1. (a) All property and interests in property that are in 

the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, 

or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of 

any United States person, including any overseas branch, of the 

following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: 

(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and 

(ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

in consultation with or at the recommendation of the Secretary 

of State: 

(A) to be an official of the Government of Iran or a person acting on behalf of the Government of Iran (including 

members of paramilitary organizations) who is responsible 

for or complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, 

or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human 

rights abuses against persons in Iran or Iranian citizens or 

residents, or the family members of the foregoing, on or 

after June 12, 2009, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Iran; 

(B) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or 

services to or in support of, the activities described in subsection (a)(ii)(A) of this section or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this 

order; or 

(C) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any 

person whose property and interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to this order. 


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(b) I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type 

of articles specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 

1702(b)(2)) by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property 

and interests in property are blocked pursuant to subsection (a) of 

this section would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957, and I hereby 

prohibit such donations as provided by subsection (a) of this section. 

(c) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section include but 

are not limited to: 

(i) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, 

goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose 

property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this 

order; and 

(ii) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, 

goods, or services from any such person. 

(d) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except 

to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and 

notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit 

granted prior to the effective date of this order. 

Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within 

the United States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading 

or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate any of the 

prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. 

(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set 

forth in this order is prohibited. 

Sec. 3. For the purposes of this order: 

(a) the term ‘‘person’’ means an individual or entity; 

(b) the term ‘‘entity’’ means a partnership, association, trust, 

joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; 

(c) the term ‘‘United States person’’ means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of 

the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States; 

(d) the term ‘‘Government of Iran’’ includes the Government of 

Iran, any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, 

and any person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf 

of, the Government of Iran; and 

(e) the term ‘‘family member’’ means, with respect to an individual, a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent 

of the individual. 

Sec. 4. For those persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice 

to such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order 

would render those measures ineffectual. I therefore determine 

that for these measures to be effective in addressing the national 

emergency declared in Executive Order 12957, there need be no 

prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to section 

1(a) of this order. 

Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 

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cluding the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ 

all powers granted to the President by IEEPA and sections 105(a)– 

(c) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8514(a)–(c)), other than as described in 

sections 6 and 7 of this order, as may be necessary to carry out the 

purposes of this order other than the purposes of sections 6 and 7. 

The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United States Government consistent with applicable law. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby further 

authorized to exercise the functions and waiver authorities conferred upon the President by section 401(b) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 

8551(b)) with respect to the requirement to impose or maintain 

sanctions pursuant to IEEPA under section 105(a) of CISADA (22 

U.S.C. 8514(a)) and to redelegate these functions and waiver authorities consistent with applicable law. All agencies of the United 

States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate 

measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this 

order. 

Sec. 6. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to exercise 

the functions and authorities conferred upon the President by section 105(a) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8514(a)) with respect to imposition of the visa sanctions described in section 105(c) of CISADA (22 

U.S.C. 8514(c)) and to redelegate these functions and authorities 

consistent with applicable law. The Secretary of State is hereby 

further authorized to exercise the functions and authorities conferred upon the President by section 105(c) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 

8514(c)) with respect to the promulgation of rules and regulations 

related to the visa sanctions described therein and to redelegate 

these functions and authorities consistent with applicable law. The 

Secretary of State is hereby further authorized to exercise the functions and waiver authorities conferred upon the President by section 401(b) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8551(b)) with respect to the requirement to impose or maintain visa sanctions under section 

105(a) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8514(a)) and to redelegate these functions and waiver authorities consistent with applicable law. In exercising the functions and authorities in the previous sentence, the 

Secretary of State shall consult the Secretary of Homeland Security 

on matters related to admissibility or inadmissibility within the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

Sec. 7. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary 

of the Treasury, is hereby authorized to submit the initial and updated lists of persons who are subject to visa sanctions and whose 

property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this 

order to the appropriate congressional committees as required by 

section 105(b) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8514(b)) and to redelegate 

these functions consistent with applicable law. The Secretary of 

State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, is hereby 

further authorized to exercise the functions and waiver authorities 

conferred upon the President by section 401(b) of CISADA (22 

U.S.C. 8551(b)) with respect to the requirement to include a person 

on the list required by section 105(b) of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 

8514(b)) and to redelegate these functions and waiver authorities 

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Sec. 8. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ 

all powers granted to the President by IEEPA, as may be necessary 

to carry out section 104 of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8513). The Secretary 

of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United States Government consistent with 

applicable law. 

Sec. 9. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to determine that circumstances no longer warrant the blocking of the property and interests in property of a person listed in the Annex to this order, 

and to take necessary action to give effect to that determination. 

Sec. 10. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any 

right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in 

equity by any party against the United States, its departments, 

agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other 

person. 

Sec. 11. The measures taken pursuant to this order are in response to actions of the Government of Iran occurring after the 

conclusion of the 1981 Algiers Accords, and are intended solely as 

response to those later actions. 

Sec. 12. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight 

time on September 29, 2010. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, September 28, 2010. 

ANNEX

Individuals 

1. Mohammad Ali JAFARI [Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, born September 1, 1957] 

2. Sadeq MAHSOULI [Minister of Welfare and Social Security, 

former Minister of the Interior and Deputy Commander-inChief of the Armed Forces for Law Enforcement, born 1959] 

3. Qolam-Hossein MOHSENI-EJEI [Prosecutor-General of Iran, 

former Minister of Intelligence, born circa 1956] 

4. Saeed MORTAZAVI [Head of Iranian Anti-Smuggling Task 

Force, former Prosecutor-General of Tehran, born 1967] 

5. Heydar MOSLEHI [Minister of Intelligence, born 1956] 

6. Mostafa Mohammad NAJJAR [Minister of the Interior and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces for Law Enforcement, born 1956] 

7. Ahmad-Reza RADAN [Deputy Chief of the National Police, born 

1963 or 1964] 

8. Hossein TAEB [Deputy Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 

Commander for Intelligence, former Commander of the Basij 

Forces, born 1963] 

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