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1220. How does the Executive Order (E.O.) of June 30, 2025, "Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions," affect OFAC's Syria Sanctions Program?
The E.O. of June 30, 2025 removes sanctions on Syria, effective July 1, 2025, while maintaining sanctions on Bashar al-Assad and certain other destabilizing regional actors. Specifically, the E.O. revokes the following six E.O.s that form the foundation of the Syrian Sanctions Program and terminates the national emergency underlying those E.O.s, effective July 1, 2025:
• E.O. 13338 of May 11, 2004;
• E.O. 13399 of April 25, 2006;
• E.O. 13460 of February 13, 2008;
• E.O. 13572 of April 29, 2011;
• E.O. 13573 of May 18, 2011; and
• E.O. 13582 of August 17, 2011.
As a result, as of July 1, 2025, the economic sanctions administered by OFAC that constitute the Syria Sanctions Program are no longer in...
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1) See comments to Executive Order 14312 - Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions (June 30, 2025).
2) The FAQ highlights that, even while the Syrian Sanctions Regulations remain in the CFR (true as of 7-4-25), the revocation of the EOs that serve as the basis for the regulations means that, as of the date of such revocation, “the economic sanctions administered by OFAC that constitute the Syria Sanctions Program are no longer in effect”.