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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Syria General License 25
Updated June 30, 2025
On June 30, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive order (E.O. of June 30, 2025) that removes U.S. sanctions on Syria, effective July 1, 2025. Sanctions will remain on Bashar al-Assad and his associates, human rights abusers, captagon traffickers, persons linked to Syria’s past proliferation activities, ISIS and Al-Qa'ida affiliates, and Iran and its proxies. OFAC previously issued Syria General License (GL) 25, which authorizes transactions otherwise prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 542 (SySR). To the extent still necessary, persons may continue to rely on GL 25 (and the related Syria GL 25 Fact Sheet issued on May 28, 2025) with respect to its authorization against the other OFAC sanctions programs named in GL 25.
Revocation of sanctions authorities with respect to Syria:
E.O. of June 30,...
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[7-1-25 update - the preamble of this document was amended to reflect Executive Order 14312 - Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions (June 30, 2025). See comments thereto].
1) This document contains nine FAQs related to Syria General License 25, each of which have their own entries in the Research System. See generally the comment to Syria General License 25 for a consolidated comment on the scope and operation of the GL, and see the items below for the discrete FAQs contained in this document. Syria General License 25 FAQs (looseleaf) #1, Syria General License 25 FAQs (looseleaf) #2, Syria General License 25 FAQs (looseleaf) #3, Syria General License 25 FAQs (looseleaf) #4, Syria General License 25 FAQs (looseleaf) #5,...