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Obama Extends National Emergency, Sanctions Authority for Iran

President Barack Obama extended for one year the national emergency that has provided the foundation for sanctions against Iran for decades (here). Executive Order 12170, declared by former President Jimmy Carter in 1979, identified Iran as a security threat to the U.S.

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(Federal Register 11/13/14)