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79–011 2018

115th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 115–146 

REIMPOSING CERTAIN SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT 

TO 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 IRAN IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 12957 

OF MARCH 15, 1995, AND IMPLEMENTING CERTAIN STATUTORY 

REQUIREMENTS, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1703(b); PUBLIC LAW 

95–223 SEC. 204(b); (91 STAT. 1627) 

AUGUST 7, 2018.—Referred jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 

Financial Services, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary and ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, August 6, 2018. 

Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: 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’’) with respect to Iran that takes additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 

1995, and implements certain statutory requirements of the Iran 

Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), 

as amended (ISA), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–195) (22 

U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), as amended (CISADA), the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–158) 

(TRA), and the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 

(subtitle D of title XII of Public Law 112–239) (22 U.S.C. 8801 et 

seq.) (IFCA). 

In Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995, 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 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 and to provide implementation authority for Iran-related legislation—including ISA and certain statutory 

requirements of CISADA, TRA, and IFCA—the President issued 

Executive Order 12959 of May 6, 1995, Executive Order 13059 of 

August 19, 1997, Executive Order 13553 of September 28, 2010, 

Executive Order 13574 of May 23, 2011, Executive Order 13590 of 

November 20, 2011, 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. 

In order to give effect to the commitments of the United States 

with respect to sanctions described in the Joint Comprehensive 

Plan of Action of July 14, 2015 (JCPOA), the President issued Executive Order 13716 of January 16, 2016, which revoked Executive 

Orders 13574, 13590, 13622, and 13645, amended Executive Order 

13628, and continued implementation authorities for certain provisions of IFCA that were outside the scope of the JCPOA. 

On May 8, 2018, in recognition of Iran’s escalating campaign of 

regional destabilization, the threat that Iran’s malign behavior continues to pose to the national security, foreign policy, and economy 

of the United States, and the JCPOA’s failure to address the totality of the concerns of the United States about Iran’s behavior, I anVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:43 Aug 08, 2018 Jkt 079011 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 E:\HR\OC\HD146.XXX HD146
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nounced my decision to cease the participation of the United States 

in the JCPOA and to reimpose all sanctions lifted or waived in connection with the JCPOA. Iran remains the world’s leading state 

sponsor of terrorism, and provides assistance to Lebanese 

Hizballah, Hamas, Kata’ib Hizballah, the Taliban, al-Qa’ida, and 

other terrorist networks. Iran also continues to fuel sectarian tension in Iraq, and support vicious civil wars in Yemen and Syria. It 

commits grievous human rights abuses, and arbitrarily detains foreigners, including United States citizens, on spurious charges without due process of law. 

It is the policy of the United States that Iran be denied all paths 

to develop or acquire a nuclear weapon; that Iran’s network and 

campaign of regional aggression be neutralized and constrained; to 

disrupt, degrade, or deny the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps 

and its surrogates access to the resources that sustain their destabilizing activities; and to impede Iran’s aggressive development of 

longer-range missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, 

and other asymmetric and conventional weapons capabilities. I 

have determined that these circumstances, in the context of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957, necessitate 

the exercise of my authority under IEEPA. 

Sections 1–6 of the order that I have issued reimpose and extend 

the sanctions that were lifted pursuant to Executive Order 13716, 

including implementation authorities for IFCA. In addition, these 

sections continue in effect certain implementation authorities for 

ISA, CISADA, and TRA previously provided for in Executive Order 

13628. The measures in these sections will take effect following a 

previously announced 90-day or 180-day wind-down period, as appropriate. 

Section 7 of the order continues in effect authorities contained in 

sections 2 and 3 of Executive Order 13628 and subsection 3(c) of 

Executive Order 13716 targeting the diversion of goods intended 

for the people of Iran, the transfer of goods or technologies to Iran 

that are likely to be used to commit human rights abuses, and persons who engage in censorship. 

Section 8 of the order continues in effect and extends prohibitions contained in section 4 of Executive Order 13628 relating to 

entities owned or controlled by a United States person and established or maintained outside the United States, which were required by section 218 of the TRA. 

Section 9 of the order revokes Executive Orders 13628 and 13716 

and clarifies that the provisions of the order supersede those earlier orders. 

I have delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State, the authority to take such actions, including adopting rules and regulations, to employ all powers granted to me by IEEPA and the relevant provisions of ISA, and to employ all powers granted to the United States Government by the 

relevant provisions of ISA and CISADA, as may be necessary to 

carry out the purposes of the order. 

I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued. 

Sincerely, 

DONALD J. TRUMP. 

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EXECUTIVE ORDER

REIMPOSING CERTAIN SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN

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.) 

(NEA), the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172) (50 

U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended (ISA), the Comprehensive Iran 

Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Public Law 

111–195) (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), as amended (CISADA), the Iran 

Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 

112–158) (TRA), the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 

2012 (subtitle D of title XII of Public Law 112–239) (22 U.S.C. 8801 

et seq.) (IFCA), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), and section 301 of title 3, United 

States Code, in order to take additional steps with respect to the 

national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 of March 

15, 1995. 

I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, in light of my decision on May 8, 2018, to cease the participation of the United States in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action of July 14, 2015 (JCPOA), and to re-impose all sanctions lifted 

or waived in connection with the JCPOA as expeditiously as possible and in no case later than 180 days from May 8, 2018, as outlined in the National Security Presidential Memorandum-11 of May 

8, 2018 (Ceasing United States Participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and Taking Additional Action to Counter 

Iran’s Malign Influence and Deny Iran All Paths to a Nuclear 

Weapon), and to advance the goal of applying financial pressure on 

the Iranian regime in pursuit of a comprehensive and lasting solution to the full range of the threats posed by Iran, including Iran’s 

proliferation and development of missiles and other asymmetric 

and conventional weapons capabilities, its network and campaign 

of regional aggression, its support for terrorist groups, and the malign activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its 

surrogates, hereby order as follows: 

Section 1. Blocking Sanctions Relating to Support for the Government of Iran’s Purchase or Acquisition of U.S. Bank Notes or Precious Metals; Certain Iranian Persons; and Iran’s Energy, Shipping, 

and Shipbuilding Sectors and Port Operators. (a) The Secretary of 

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

authorized to impose on a person the measures described in subsection (b) of this section upon determining that: 

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logical support for, or goods or services in support of, the purchase or acquisition of U.S. bank notes or precious metals by 

the Government of Iran; 

(ii) on or after November 5, 2018, the person has materially 

assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), Naftiran Intertrade Company (NICO), or the Central Bank of Iran; 

(iii) on or after November 5, 2018, the person has materially 

assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of: 

(A) any Iranian person included on the list of Specially 

Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by 

the Office of Foreign Assets Control (SDN List) (other than 

an Iranian depository institution whose property and interests in property are blocked solely pursuant to Executive Order 13599 of February 5, 2012); or 

(B) any other person included on the SDN List whose 

property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 

subsection (a) of this section or Executive Order 13599 

(other than an Iranian depository institution whose property and interests in property are blocked solely pursuant 

to Executive Order 13599); or 

(iv) pursuant to authority delegated by the President and in 

accordance with the terms of such delegation, sanctions shall 

be imposed on such person pursuant to section 1244(c)(1)(A) of 

IFCA because the person: 

(A) is part of the energy, shipping, or shipbuilding sectors of Iran; 

(B) operates a port in Iran; or 

(C) knowingly provides significant financial, material, 

technological, or other support to, or goods or services in 

support of any activity or transaction on behalf of a person 

determined under section 1244(c)(2)(A) of IFCA to be a 

part of the energy, shipping, or shipbuilding sectors of 

Iran; a person determined under section 1244(c)(2)B) of 

IFCA to operate a port in Iran; or an Iranian person included on the SDN List (other than a person described in 

section 1244(c)(3) of IFCA). 

(b) With respect to any person determined by the Secretary of 

the Treasury in accordance with this section to meet any of the criteria set forth in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(iv) of this section, 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 

of such person are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in. 

(c) The prohibitions in subsection (b) 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 or, where specifically provided, the effective date of the prohibition. 

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Sec. 2. Correspondent and Payable-Through Account Sanctions 

Relating to Iran’s Automotive Sector; Certain Iranian Persons; and 

Trade in Iranian Petroleum, Petroleum Products, and Petrochemical Products. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to impose on 

a foreign financial institution the sanctions described in subsection 

(b) of this section upon determining that the foreign financial institution has knowingly conducted or facilitated any significant financial transaction: 

(i) on or after August 7, 2018, for the sale, supply, or transfer to Iran of significant goods or services used in connection 

with the automotive sector of Iran; 

(ii) on or after November 5, 2018, on behalf of any Iranian 

person included on the SDN List (other than an Iranian depository institution whose property and interests in property are 

blocked solely pursuant to Executive Order 13599) or any other 

person included on the SDN List whose property and interests 

in property are blocked pursuant to subsection 1(a) of this 

order or Executive Order 13599 (other than an Iranian depository institution whose property and interests in property are 

blocked solely pursuant to Executive Order 13599); 

(iii) on or after November 5, 2018, with NIOC or NICO, except for a sale or provision to NIOC or NICO of the products 

described in section 5(a)(3)(A)(1) of ISA provided that the fair 

market value of such products is lower than the applicable dollar threshold specified in that provision; 

(iv) on or after November 5, 2018, for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum 

products from Iran; or 

(v) on or after November 5, 2018, for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products 

from Iran. 

(b) With respect to any foreign financial institution determined 

by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with this section to 

meet any of the criteria set forth in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(v) of this 

section, the Secretary of the Treasilry may prohibit the opening, 

and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the 

United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by such foreign financial institution. 

(c) Subsections (a)(ii)–(a)(iv) of this section shall apply with respect to a significant financial transaction conducted or facilitated 

by a foreign financial institution for the purchase of petroleum or 

petroleum products from Iran only if: 

(i) the President determines under subparagraphs (4)(B) and 

(C) of subsection 1245(d) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81) (2012 NDAA) (22 

U.S.C. 8513a) that there is a sufficient supply of petroleum 

and petroleum products from countries other than Iran to permit a significant reduction in the volume of petroleum and petroleum products purchased from Iran by or through foreign financial institutions; and 

(ii) an exception under subparagraph 4(D) of subsection 

1245(d) of the 2012 NDAA from the imposition of sanctions 

under paragraph (1) of that subsection does not apply. 

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(d) Subsection (a)(ii) of this section shall not apply with respect 

to a significant financial transaction conducted or facilitated by a 

foreign financial institution for the sale, supply, or transfer to or 

from Iran of natural gas only if the financial transaction is solely 

for trade between the country with primary jurisdiction over the 

foreign financial institution and Iran, and any funds owed to Iran 

as a result of such trade are credited to an account located in the 

country with primary jurisdiction over the foreign financial institution. 

(e) Subsections (a)(ii)–(a)(v) of this section shall not apply with 

respect to any person for conducting or facilitating a transaction for 

the provision (including any sale) of agricultural commodities, food, 

medicine, or medical devices to Iran. 

(f) The prohibitions in subsection (b) 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 or, where specifically provided, the effective date of the prohibition. 

Sec. 3. ‘‘Menu-based’’ Sanctions Relating to Iran’s Automotive Sector and Trade in Iranian Petroleum, Petroleum Products, and Petrochemical Products. (a) The Secretary of State, in consultation 

with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the 

Secretary of Homeland Security, and the United States Trade Representative, and with the President of the Export-Import Bank, the 

Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and other agencies and officials as appropriate, is hereby authorized to impose on a person any of the sanctions described in 

section 4 or 5 of this order upon determining that the person: 

(i) on or after August 7, 2018, knowingly engaged in a significant transaction for the sale, supply, or transfer to Iran of 

significant goods or services used in connection with the automotive sector of Iran; 

(ii) on or after November 5, 2018, knowingly engaged in a 

significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, 

transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products 

from Iran; 

(iii) on or after November 5, 2018, knowingly engaged in a 

significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, 

transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran; 

(iv) is a successor entity to a person determined by the Secretary of State in accordance with this section to meet any of 

the criteria set forth in subsections (a)(1)–(a)(iii) of this section; 

(v) owns or controls a person determined by the Secretary of 

State in accordance with this section to meet any of the criteria 

set forth in subsections (a)(1)–(a)(iii) of this section, and had 

knowledge that the person engaged in the activities referred to 

in those subsections; or 

(vi) is owned or controlled by, or under common ownership 

or control with, a person determined by the Secretary of State 

in accordance with this section to meet any of the criteria set 

forth in subsections (a)(1)–(a)(iii) of this section, and knowingly 

participated in the activities referred to in those subsections. 

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(b) Subsection (a)(ii) of this section shall apply with respect to a 

person only if: 

(i) the President determines under subparagraphs (4)(B) and 

(C) of subsection 1245(d) of the 2012 NDAA that there is a sufficient supply of petroleum and petroleum products from countries other than Iran to permit a significant reduction in the 

volume of petroleum and petroleum products purchased from 

Iran by or through foreign financial institutions; and 

(ii) an exception under subparagraph 4(D) of subsection 

1245(d) of the 2012 NDAA from the imposition of sanctions 

under paragraph (1) of that subsection does not apply. 

Sec. 4. Agency Implementation Authorities for ‘‘Menu-based’’ 

Sanctions. When the Secretary of State, in accordance with the 

terms of section 3 of this order, has determined that a person 

meets any of the criteria described in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(vi) of 

that section and has selected any of the sanctions set forth below 

to impose on that person, the heads of relevant agencies, in consultation with the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall take the 

following actions where necessary to implement the sanctions imposed by the Secretary of State: 

(a) the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the 

United States shall deny approval of the issuance of any guarantee, 

insurance, extension of credit, or participation in an extension of 

credit in connection with the export of any goods or services to the 

sanctioned person; 

(b) agencies shall not issue any specific license or grant any other 

specific permission or authority under any statute or regulation 

that requires the prior review and approval of the United States 

Government as a condition for the export or reexport of goods or 

technology to the sanctioned person; 

(c) with respect to a sanctioned person that is a financial institution: 

(i) the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System and the President of the Federal Reserve Bank 

of New York shall take such actions as they deem appropriate, 

including denying designation, or terminating the continuation 

of any prior designation of, the sanctioned person as a primary 

dealer in United States Government debt instruments; or 

(ii) agencies shall prevent the sanctioned person from serving as an agent of the United States Government or serving as 

a repository for United States Government funds; 

(d) agencies shall not procure, or enter into a contract for the 

procurement of, any goods or services from the sanctioned person; 

(e) the Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary 

of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States, any 

alien that the Secretary of State determines is a corporate officer 

or principal of, or a shareholder with a controlling interest in, a 

sanctioned person; or 

(f) the heads of the relevant agencies, as appropriate, shall impose on the principal executive officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of a sanctioned person the sanctions described in subsections (a)–(e) of this 

section, as selected by the Secretary of State. 

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(g) The prohibitions in subsections (a)–(f) 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 or, where 

specifically provided, the effective date of the prohibition. 

Sec. 5. Additional Implementation Authorities for ‘‘Menu-based’’ 

Sanctions. (a) When the President, or the Secretary of State or the 

Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to authority delegated by the 

President and in accordance with the terms of such delegation, has 

determined that sanctions described in section 6(a) of ISA shall be 

imposed on a person pursuant to ISA, CISADA, TRA, or IFCA and 

has selected one or more of the sanctions set forth below to impose 

on that person or when the Secretary of State, in accordance with 

the terms of section 3 of this order, has determined that a person 

meets any of the criteria described in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(vi) of 

that section and has selected one or more of the sanctions set forth 

below to impose on that person, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 

consultation with the Secretary of State, shall take the following 

actions where necessary to implement the sanctions selected and 

maintained by the President, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of the Treasury: 

(i) prohibit any United States financial institution from making loans or providing credits to the sanctioned person totaling 

more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period, unless such 

person is engaged in activities to relieve human suffering and 

the loans or credits are provided for such activities; 

(ii) prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are 

subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which 

the sanctioned person has any interest; 

(iii) prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject 

to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest 

of the sanctioned person; 

(iv) block 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 of the sanctioned person, 

and provide that such property and interests in property may 

not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise 

dealt in; 

(v) prohibit any United States person from investing in or 

purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments 

of a sanctioned person; 

(vi) restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or services, directly or indirectly, into the United States from the 

sanctioned person; or 

(vii) impose on the principal executive officer or officers, or 

persons performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of a sanctioned person the sanctions described in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(vi) of this section, as selected by the President or Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury, as 

appropriate. 

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(b) 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 or, where specifically provided, the effective date of the prohibition. 

Sec. 6. Sanctions Relating to the Iranian Rial. (a) The Secretary 

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

hereby authorized to impose on a foreign financial institution the 

sanctions described in subsection (b) of this section upon determining that the foreign financial institution has, on or after August 

7, 2018: 

(i) knowingly conducted or facilitated any significant transaction related to the purchase or sale of Iranian rials or a derivative, swap, future, forward, or other similar contract whose 

value is based on the exchange rate of the Iranian rial; or 

(ii) maintained significant funds or accounts outside the territory of Iran denominated in the Iranian rial. 

(b) With respect to any foreign financial institution determined 

by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with this section to 

meet the criteria set forth in subsection (a)(i) or (a)(ii) of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury may: 

(i) prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by such foreign financial institution; or 

(ii) block 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 of such foreign financial institution, and provide that such property and interests in property may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in. 

(c) The prohibitions in subsection (b) 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 or, where specifically provided, the effective date of the prohibition. 

Sec. 7. Sanctions with Respect to the Diversion of Goods Intended 

for the People of Iran, the Transfer of Goods or Technologies to Iran 

that are Likely to be Used to Commit Human Rights Abuses, and 

Censorship. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 

or at the recommendation of the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to impose on a person the measures described in subsection (b) of this section upon determining that the person: 

(i) has engaged, on or after January 2, 2013, in corruption 

or other activities relating to the diversion of goods, including 

agricultural commodities, food, medicine, and medical devices, 

intended for the people of Iran; 

(ii) has engaged, on or after January 2, 2013, in corruption 

or other activities relating to the misappropriation of proceeds 

from the sale or resale of goods described in subsection (a)(i) 

of this section; 

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(iii) has knowingly, on or after August 10, 2012, transferred, 

or facilitated the transfer of, goods or technologies to Iran, any 

entity organized under the laws of Iran or otherwise subject to 

the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran, or any national of 

Iran, for use in or with respect to Iran, that are likely to be 

used by the Government of Iran or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or by any other person on behalf of the Government of Iran or any of such agencies or instrumentalities, 

to commit serious human rights abuses against the people of 

Iran; 

(iv) has knowingly, on or after August 10, 2012, provided 

services, including services relating to hardware, software, or 

specialized information or professional consulting, engineering, 

or support services, with respect to goods or technologies that 

have been transferred to Iran and that are likely to be used 

by the Government of Iran or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or by any other person on behalf of the Government 

of Iran or any of such agencies or instrumentalities, to commit 

serious human rights abuses against the people of Iran; 

(v) has engaged in censorship or other activities with respect 

to Iran on or after June 12, 2009, that prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of freedom of expression or assembly by citizens of Iran, or that limit access to print or broadcast media, 

including the facilitation or support of intentional frequency 

manipulation by the Government of Iran or an entity owned or 

controlled by the Government of Iran that would jam or restrict an international signal; 

(vi) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, 

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

in support of, the activities described in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(v) 

of this section or any person whose property and interests in 

property are blocked pursuant to this section; or 

(vii) is owned or controlled by, or has 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 

section. 

(b) With respect to any person determined by the Secretary of 

the Treasury in accordance with this section to meet any of the criteria set forth in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(vii) of this section, 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 

of such person are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in. 

(c) The prohibitions in subsection (b) 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 or, where specifically provided, the effective date of the prohibition. 

Sec. 8. Entities Owned or Controlled by a United States Person 

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gage in any transaction, directly or indirectly, with the Government of Iran or any person subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran, if that transaction would be prohibited by Executive Order 12957, Executive Order 12959 of May 6, 1995, Executive 

Order 13059 of August 19, 1997, Executive Order 13599, or sections 1 or 15 of this order, or any regulation issued pursuant to the 

foregoing, if the transaction were engaged in by a United States 

person or in the United States. 

(b) Penalties assessed for violations of the prohibition in subsection (a) of this section, and any related violations of section 15 

of this order may be assessed against the United States person 

that owns or controls the entity that engaged in the prohibited 

transaction. 

(c) 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 or, where specifically provided, the effective date of the prohibition, except to the 

extent provided in subsection 20(c) of this order. 

Sec. 9. Revoking and Superseding Prior Executive Orders. The 

following Executive Orders are revoked and superseded: 

(a) Executive Order 13628 of October 9, 2012 (Authorizing the 

Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Threat 

Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Additional 

Sanctions With Respect to Iran); and 

(b) Executive Order 13716 of January 16, 2016 (Revocation of Executive Orders 13574, 13590, 13622, and 13645 With Respect to 

Iran, Amendment of Executive Order 13628 With Respect to Iran, 

and Provision of Implementation Authorities for Aspects of Certain 

Statutory Sanctions Outside the Scope of U.S. Commitments Under 

the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action of July 14, 2015). 

Sec. 10. Natural Gas Project Exception. Subsections 1(a), 2(a)(ii)– 

(a)(v), 3(a)(ii)–(a)(iii), and, with respect to a person determined by 

the Secretary of State in accordance with section 3 to meet the criteria of 3(a)(ii)–(iii), 3(a)(iv)–(vi) of this order shall not apply with 

respect to any person for conducting or facilitating a transaction involving a project described in subsection (a) of section 603 of TRA 

to which the exception under that section applies. 

Sec. 11. Donations. I hereby determine that, to the extent section 

203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) may apply, the making 

of donations of the types of articles specified in such section by, to, 

or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in 

property are blocked pursuant to this order 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 subsections 1(b), 5(a)(iv), 6(b)(ii), and 7(h) of this order. 

Sec. 12. Prohibitions. The prohibitions in subsections 1(b), 

5(a)(iv), 6(b)(ii), and 7(h) of this order include: 

(a) 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 

(b) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, 

or services from any such person. 

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Sec. 13. Entry into the United States. The unrestricted immigrant 

and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of aliens determined to meet one or more of the criteria in subsections 1(a), 3(a), 

and 7(a) of this order would be detrimental to the interests of the 

United States, and the entry of such persons into the United 

States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, is hereby suspended. 

Such persons shall be treated as persons covered by section 1 of 

Proclamation 8693 of July 24, 2011 (Suspension of Entry of Aliens 

Subject to United Nations Security Council Travel Bans and International Emergency Economic Powers Act Sanctions). 

Sec. 14. General Authorities. The Secretary of the Treasury, in 

consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to 

take such actions, including adopting rules and regulations, to employ all powers granted to me by IEEPA and sections 6(a)(6), 

6(a)(7), 6(a)(8), 6(a)(9), 6(a)(11), and 6(a)(12) of ISA, and to employ 

all powers granted to the United States Government by section 

6(a)(3) of ISA, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this 

order, other than the purposes described in sections 3, 4, and 13 

of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may, consistent with 

applicable law, redelegate any of these functions within the Department of the Treasury. All agencies of the United States shall take 

all appropriate measures within their authority to implement this 

order. 

Sec. 15. Evasion and Conspiracy. (a) Any transaction 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 or in Executive Order 12957, Executive Order 12959, Executive Order 13059, or Executive Order 13599 is prohibited. 

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

forth in this order or in Executive Order 12957, Executive Order 

12959, Executive Order 13059, or Executive Order 13599 is prohibited. 

Sec. 16. Definitions. For the purposes of this order: 

(a) the term ‘‘automotive sector of Iran’’ means the manufacturing or assembling in Iran of light and heavy vehicles including 

passenger cars, trucks, buses, minibuses, pick-up trucks, and motorcycles, as well as original equipment manufacturing and aftermarket parts manufacturing relating to such vehicles; 

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

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

(c) the term ‘‘financial institution’’ includes (i) a depository institution (as defined in section 3(c)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) (12 U.S.C. 1813(c)(1)), including a branch or agency of a 

foreign bank (as defined in section 1(b)(7) of the International 

Banking Act of 1978) (12 U.S.C. 3101(7)); (ii) a credit union; (iii) 

a securities firm, including a broker or dealer; (iv) an insurance 

company, including an agency or underwriter; and (v) any other 

company that provides financial services; 

(d) the term ‘‘foreign financial institution’’ means any foreign entity that is engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making, 

granting, transferring, holding, or brokering loans or credits, or 

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stitutions, banks, savings banks, money service businesses, trust 

companies, securities brokers and dealers, commodity futures and 

options brokers and dealers, forward contract and foreign exchange 

merchants, securities and commodities exchanges, clearing corporations, investment companies, employee benefit plans, dealers in 

precious metals, stones, or jewels, and holding companies, affiliates, or subsidiaries of any of the foregoing. The term does not include the international financial institutions identified in 22 U.S.C. 

262r(c)(2), the International Fund for Agricultural Development, 

the North American Development Bank, or any other international 

financial institution so notified by the Secretary of the Treasury; 

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

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

including the Central Bank of Iran, and any person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, the Government of Iran; 

(f) the term ‘‘Iran’’ means the Government of Iran and the territory of Iran and any other territory or marine area, including the 

exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, over which the Government of Iran claims sovereignty, sovereign rights, or jurisdiction, provided that the Government of Iran exercises partial or 

total de facto control over the area or derives a benefit from economic activity in the area pursuant to international arrangements; 

(g) the term ‘‘Iranian depository institution’’ means any entity 

(including foreign branches), wherever located, organized under the 

laws of Iran or any jurisdiction within Iran, or owned or controlled 

by the Government of Iran, or in Iran, or owned or controlled by 

any of the foregoing, that is engaged primarily in the business of 

banking (for example, banks, savings banks, savings associations, 

credit unions, trust companies, and bank holding companies); 

(h) the term ‘‘Iranian person’’ means an individual who is a citizen or national of Iran or an entity organized under the laws of 

Iran or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of 

Iran; 

(i) the terms ‘‘knowledge’’ and ‘‘knowingly,’’ with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, mean that a person has actual 

knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result; 

(j) the terms ‘‘Naftiran Intertrade Company’’ and ‘‘NICO’’ mean 

the Naftiran Intertrade Company Ltd. and any entity owned or 

controlled by, or operating for or on behalf of, the Naftiran Intertrade Company Ltd.; 

(k) the terms ‘‘National Iranian Oil Company’’ and ‘‘NIOC’’ mean 

the National Iranian Oil Company and any entity owned or controlled by, or operating for or on behalf of, the National Iranian Oil 

Company; 

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

(m) the term ‘‘petrochemical products’’ includes any aromatic, 

olefin, and synthesis gas, and any of their derivatives, including 

ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylene, ammonia, 

methanol, and urea; 

(n) the term ‘‘petroleum’’ (also known as crude oil) means a mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in liquid phase in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid at atmospheric pressure after 

passing through surface separating facilities; 

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(o) the term ‘‘petroleum products’’ includes unfinished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, pentanes plus, aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, naphtha-type jet fuel, kerosene-type jet fuel, kerosene, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petrochemical feedstocks, special 

naphthas, lubricants, waxes, petroleum coke, asphalt, road oil, still 

gas, and miscellaneous products obtained from the processing of: 

crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas, and other hydrocarbon compounds. The term does not include natural gas, liquefied natural gas, biofuels, methanol, and other non-petroleum 

fuels; 

(p) the term ‘‘sanctioned person’’ means a person that the President, or the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury 

pursuant to authority delegated by the President and in accordance 

with the terms of such delegation, has determined is a person on 

whom sanctions described in section 6(a) of ISA shall be imposed 

pursuant to ISA, CISADA, TRA, or IFCA, and on whom the President, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of the Treasury has 

imposed any of the sanctions in section 6(a) of ISA or a person on 

whom the Secretary of State, in accordance with the terms of section 3 of this order, has decided to impose sanctions pursuant to 

section 3 of this order; 

(q) the term ‘‘subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of 

Iran’’ means a person organized under the laws of Iran or any jurisdiction within Iran, ordinarily resident in Iran, or in Iran, or 

owned or controlled by any of the foregoing; 

(r) the term ‘‘United States financial institution’’ means a financial institution as defined in subsection (c) of this section (including 

its foreign branches) organized under the laws of the United States 

or any jurisdiction within the United States or located in the 

United States; and 

(s) 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. 

Sec. 17. Notice. 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 subsections 1(b), 5(a)(iv), 6(b)(ii), and 7(b) of this order. 

Sec. 18. Delegation to Implement Section 104A of CISADA. The 

Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including adopting 

rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to me by 

IEEPA, as may be necessary to carry out section 104A of CISADA 

(22 U.S.C. 8513b). The Secretary of the Treasury may, consistent 

with applicable law, redelegate any of these functions within the 

Department of the Treasury. 

Sec. 19. Rights. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at 

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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. 20. Effect on Actions or Proceedings, Blocked Property, and 

Regulations, Orders, Directives, and Licenses. (a) Pursuant to section 202 of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1622), the revocation of Executive 

Orders 13716 and 13628 as set forth in section 9 of this order, shall 

not affect any action taken or proceeding pending not finally concluded or determined as of the effective date of this order, or any 

action or proceeding based on any act committed prior to the effective date of this order, or any rights or duties that matured or penalties that were incurred prior to the effective date of this order. 

(b) Except to the extent provided in statutes or 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, the following are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, 

withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: all property and interests in 

property that were blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13628 and 

remained blocked immediately prior to the effective date of this 

order. 

(c) Except to the extent provided in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, all regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that were issued pursuant 

to Executive Order 13628 and remained in effect immediately prior 

to the effective date of this order are hereby authorized to remain 

in effect—subject to their existing terms and conditions—pursuant 

to this order, which continues in effect certain sanctions set forth 

in Executive Order 13628. 

Sec. 21. Relationship to Algiers Accords. 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 a response to those later actions. 

Sec. 22. Effective Date. This order is effective 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time on August 7, 2018. 

DONALD J. TRUMP. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, August 6, 2018. 

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