U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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29–011 2013

113th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 113–15 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO IRAN 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO IRAN ORIGINALLY DECLARED ON MARCH 15, 1995, IS TO 

CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MARCH 15, 2013, PURSUANT TO 

50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

MARCH 12, 2013.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 


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To the Congress of the United States: 

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, 2013. 

The crisis between the United States and Iran resulting from the 

actions and policies of the Government of Iran has not been resolved. The 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. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 12, 2013. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

IRAN

On March 15, 1995, the President issued Executive Order 12957, 

which declared a national emergency with respect to Iran and, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

U.S.C. 1701–1706), took related steps 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 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, and 

Executive Order 13628 of October 9, 2012. 

The 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 in Executive Order 12957 must 

continue in effect beyond March 15, 2013. 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. This renewal, therefore, is distinct from the emergency renewal of November 2012. 

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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 12, 2013. 

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