President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended a national emergency concerning Iran for another year. The emergency was originally declared on Nov. 14, 1979, under Executive Order 12170.
The notice says the continuation is necessary because relations with Iran have not yet normalized. The process of implementing agreements made with Iran on Jan. 19, 1981, remains ongoing.
The 1979 order was established to address an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the situation in Iran,” the notice states.
Trump specified that this emergency is distinct from the emergency declared on March 15, 1995, under Executive Order 12957. The notice also states that this renewal is distinct from the emergency renewal of March 2, 2026. The continuation notice will be transmitted to Congress.