Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 2018
Executive Order Reimposing Certain Sanctions with Respect to Iran
Foreign Policy
Issued on: August 6, 2018
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...
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[OCT-17-2020 UPDATE]: See Comment on the Designation of the Iranian Financial Sector Pursuant to EO 13902 for a discussion on the relationship between EO 13846 and Iranian financial institutions blocked solely pursuant to EO 13499 and EO . This comment has not been updated to account for the Oct. 8, 2020 OFAC actions vis-à-vis the Iranian financial sector.
[OCT-27-2020 UPDATE] - See comments to Treasury Sanctions Key Actors in Iran’s Oil Sector for Supporting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force, discussing the issue of the continued validity of the NIOC-related exception after the designation of that entity pursuant to EO 13224 on 10-26-2020.
1) Issued subsequent to the U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA, Executive Order 13846 serves as the basis for a large portion of the...