Executive Order No. 13846. Reimposing Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran

• Published date: 07 August 2018
• FR Document: 2018-17068
• Pages: 38939-38949
• Citation: 83 FR 38939
• Executive Order No.: 13846
• Date: 06 August 2018
• Issuer: Executive Office of the President
• Section: Presidential Documents

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Federal Register 
Presidential Documents
Vol. 83, No. 152 
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 
Title 3— 
Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 2018 
The President 
Reimposing Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran 
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 Emer-
gencies 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 Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Pub-
lic 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 U.S.C. 
1182(f)), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, in order to take 
additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive 
Order 12957 of March 15, 1995, 
I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, in light 
of my decision on May 8, 2018, to cease the participation of the United 
States in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action of July 14, 2015 (JCPOA), 
and to re-impose all sanctions lifted or waived in connection with the 
JCPOA as expeditiously as possible and in no case later than 180 days 
from May 8, 2018, as outlined in the National Security Presidential Memo-
randum–11 of May 8, 2018 (Ceasing United States Participation in the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action and Taking Additional Action to Counter 
Iran’s Malign Influence and Deny Iran All Paths to a Nuclear Weapon), 
and to advance the goal of applying financial pressure on the Iranian regime 
in pursuit of a comprehensive and lasting solution to the full range of 
the threats posed by Iran, including Iran’s proliferation and development 
of missiles and other asymmetric and conventional weapons capabilities, 
its network and campaign of regional aggression, its support for terrorist 
groups, and the malign activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 
and its surrogates, hereby order as follows: 
Section 1.  Blocking Sanctions Relating to Support for the Government of 
Iran’s Purchase or Acquisition of U.S. Bank Notes or Precious Metals; Certain 
Iranian Persons; and Iran’s Energy, Shipping, and Shipbuilding Sectors and 
Port Operators. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to impose on a person the measures 
described in subsection (b) of this section upon determining that: 
(i) on or after August 7, 2018, the person has materially assisted, sponsored, 
or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods 
or services in support of, the purchase or acquisition of U.S. bank notes 
or precious metals by the Government of Iran; 
(ii) on or after November 5, 2018, the person has materially assisted, 
sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, 
or goods or services in support of, the National Iranian Oil Company 
(NIOC), Naftiran Intertrade Company (NICO), or the Central Bank of Iran; 
(iii) on or after November 5, 2018, the person has materially assisted, 
sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, 
or goods or services to or in support of: 
(A) any Iranian person included on the list of Specially Designated 
Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets 
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Control (SDN List) (other than an Iranian depository institution whose 
property and interests in property are blocked solely pursuant to Executive 
Order 13599 of February 5, 2012); or 
(B) any other person included on the SDN List whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to subsection (a) of this section 
or Executive Order 13599 (other than an Iranian depository institution 
whose property and interests in property are blocked solely pursuant 
to Executive Order 13599); or 
(iv) pursuant to authority delegated by the President and in accordance 
with the terms of such delegation, sanctions shall be imposed on such 
person pursuant to section 1244(c)(1)(A) of IFCA because the person: 
(A) is part of the energy, shipping, or shipbuilding sectors of Iran; 
(B) operates a port in Iran; or 
(C) knowingly provides significant financial, material, technological, or 
other support to, or goods or services in support of any activity or trans-
action on behalf of a person determined under section 1244(c)(2)(A) of 
IFCA to be a part of the energy, shipping, or shipbuilding sectors of 
Iran; a person determined under section 1244(c)(2)(B) of IFCA to operate 
a port in Iran; or an Iranian person included on the SDN List (other 
than a person described in section 1244(c)(3) of IFCA). 
(b) With respect to any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury 
in accordance with this section to meet any of the criteria set forth in 
subsections (a)(i)–(a)(iv) of this section, all property and interests in property 
that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, 
or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United 
States person of such person are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, 
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in. 
(c) The prohibitions in subsection (b) of this section apply except to 
the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders, directives, or 
licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding 
any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, the effective 
date of the prohibition. 
Sec. 2.  Correspondent and Payable-Through Account Sanctions Relating to 
Iran’s Automotive Sector; Certain Iranian Persons; and Trade in Iranian 
Petroleum, Petroleum Products, and Petrochemical Products. (a) The Sec-
retary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby 
authorized to impose on a foreign financial institution the sanctions described 
in subsection (b) of this section upon determining that the foreign financial 
institution has knowingly conducted or facilitated any significant financial 
transaction: 
(i) on or after August 7, 2018, for the sale, supply, or transfer to Iran 
of significant goods or services used in connection with the automotive 
sector of Iran; 
(ii) on or after November 5, 2018, on behalf of any Iranian person included 
on the SDN List (other than an Iranian depository institution whose prop-
erty and interests in property are blocked solely pursuant to Executive 
Order 13599) or any other person included on the SDN List whose property 
and interests in property are blocked pursuant to subsection 1(a) of this 
order or Executive Order 13599 (other than an Iranian depository institution 
whose property and interests in property are blocked solely pursuant 
to Executive Order 13599); 
(iii) on or after November 5, 2018, with NIOC or NICO, except for a 
sale or provision to NIOC or NICO of the products described in section 
5(a)(3)(A)(i) of ISA provided that the fair market value of such products 
is lower than the applicable dollar threshold specified in that provision; 
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(iv) on or after November 5, 2018, for the purchase, acquisition, sale, 
transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran; 
or 
(v) on or after November 5, 2018, for the purchase, acquisition, sale, 
transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran. 
(b) With respect to any foreign financial institution determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with this section to meet any of 
the criteria set forth in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(v) of this section, the Secretary 
of the Treasury may prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict 
conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent 
account or a payable-through account by such foreign financial institution. 
(c) Subsections (a)(ii)–(a)(iv) of this section shall apply with respect to 
a significant financial transaction conducted or facilitated by a foreign finan-
cial institution for the purchase of petroleum or petroleum products from 
Iran only if: 
(i) the President determines under subparagraphs (4)(B) and (C) of sub-
section 1245(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012 (Public Law 112–81) (2012 NDAA) (22 U.S.C. 8513a) that there 
is a sufficient supply of petroleum and petroleum products from countries 
other than Iran to permit a significant reduction in the volume of petroleum 
and petroleum products purchased from Iran by or through foreign financial 
institutions; and 
(ii) an exception under subparagraph 4(D) of subsection 1245(d) of the 
2012 NDAA from the imposition of sanctions under paragraph (1) of 
that subsection does not apply. 
(d) Subsection (a)(ii) of this section shall not apply with respect to a 
significant financial transaction conducted or facilitated by a foreign financial 
institution for the sale, supply, or transfer to or from Iran of natural gas 
only if the financial transaction is solely for trade between the country 
with primary jurisdiction over the foreign financial institution and Iran, 
and any funds owed to Iran as a result of such trade are credited to an 
account located in the country with primary jurisdiction over the foreign 
financial institution. 
(e) Subsections (a)(ii)–(a)(v) of this section shall not apply with respect 
to any person for conducting or facilitating a transaction for the provision 
(including any sale) of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical 
devices to Iran. 
(f) The prohibitions in subsection (b) of this section apply except to 
the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders, directives, or 
licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding 
any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, the effective 
date of the prohibition. 
Sec. 3. ‘‘Menu-based’’  Sanctions Relating to Iran’s Automotive Sector and 
Trade in Iranian Petroleum, Petroleum Products, and Petrochemical Products. 
(a) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
United States Trade Representative, and with the President of the Export- 
Import Bank, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, and other agencies and officials as appropriate, is hereby authorized 
to impose on a person any of the sanctions described in section 4 or 
5 of this order upon determining that the person: 
(i) on or after August 7, 2018, knowingly engaged in a significant trans-
action for the sale, supply, or transfer to Iran of significant goods or 
services used in connection with the automotive sector of Iran; 
(ii) on or after November 5, 2018, knowingly engaged in a significant 
transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of 
petroleum or petroleum products from Iran; 
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(iii) on or after November 5, 2018, knowingly engaged in a significant 
transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of 
petrochemical products from Iran; 
(iv) is a successor entity to a person determined by the Secretary of 
State in accordance with this section to meet any of the criteria set 
forth in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(iii) of this section; 
(v) owns or controls a person determined by the Secretary of State in 
accordance with this section to meet any of the criteria set forth in 
subsections (a)(i)–(a)(iii) of this section, and had knowledge that the person 
engaged in the activities referred to in those subsections; or 
(vi) is owned or controlled by, or under common ownership or control 
with, a person determined by the Secretary of State in accordance with 
this section to meet any of the criteria set forth in subsections (a)(i)– 
(a)(iii) of this section, and knowingly participated in the activities referred 
to in those subsections. 
(b) Subsection (a)(ii) of this section shall apply with respect to a person 
only if: 
(i) the President determines under subparagraphs (4)(B) and (C) of sub-
section 1245(d) of the 2012 NDAA that there is a sufficient supply of 
petroleum and petroleum products from countries other than Iran to permit 
a significant reduction in the volume of petroleum and petroleum products 
purchased from Iran by or through foreign financial institutions; and 
(ii) an exception under subparagraph 4(D) of subsection 1245(d) of the 
2012 NDAA from the imposition of sanctions under paragraph (1) of 
that subsection does not apply. 
Sec. 4.  Agency Implementation Authorities for ‘‘Menu-based’’  Sanctions. 
When the Secretary of State, in accordance with the terms of section 3 
of this order, has determined that a person meets any of the criteria described 
in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(vi) of that section and has selected any of the sanc-
tions set forth below to impose on that person, the heads of relevant agencies, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall take the 
following actions where necessary to implement the sanctions imposed by 
the Secretary of State: 
(a) the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States 
shall deny approval of the issuance of any guarantee, insurance, extension 
of credit, or participation in an extension of credit in connection with 
the export of any goods or services to the sanctioned person; 
(b) agencies shall not issue any specific license or grant any other specific 
permission or authority under any statute or regulation that requires the 
prior review and approval of the United States Government as a condition 
for the export or reexport of goods or technology to the sanctioned person; 
(c) with respect to a sanctioned person that is a financial institution: 
(i) the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
and the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall take 
such actions as they deem appropriate, including denying designation, 
or terminating the continuation of any prior designation of, the sanctioned 
person as a primary dealer in United States Government debt instruments; 
or 
(ii) agencies shall prevent the sanctioned person from serving as an agent 
of the United States Government or serving as a repository for United 
States Government funds; 
(d) agencies shall not procure, or enter into a contract for the procurement 
of, any goods or services from the sanctioned person; 
(e) the Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien that the Secretary 
of State determines is a corporate officer or principal of, or a shareholder 
with a controlling interest in, a sanctioned person; or 
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(f) the heads of the relevant agencies, as appropriate, shall impose on 
the principal executive officer or officers, or persons performing similar 
functions and with similar authorities, of a sanctioned person the sanctions 
described in subsections (a)–(e) of this section, as selected by the Secretary 
of State. 
(g) The prohibitions in subsections (a)–(f) of this section apply except 
to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders, directives, 
or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding 
any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, the effective 
date of the prohibition. 
Sec. 5.  Additional Implementation Authorities for ‘‘Menu-based’’  Sanctions. 
(a) When the President, or the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the 
Treasury pursuant to authority delegated by the President and in accordance 
with the terms of such delegation, has determined that sanctions described 
in section 6(a) of ISA shall be imposed on a person pursuant to ISA, 
CISADA, TRA, or IFCA and has selected one or more of the sanctions 
set forth below to impose on that person or when the Secretary of State, 
in accordance with the terms of section 3 of this order, has determined 
that a person meets any of the criteria described in subsections (a)(i)– 
(a)(vi) of that section and has selected one or more of the sanctions set 
forth below to impose on that person, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall take the following actions 
where necessary to implement the sanctions selected and maintained by 
the President, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of the Treasury: 
(i) prohibit any United States financial institution from making loans 
or providing credits to the sanctioned person totaling more than 
$10,000,000 in any 12-month period, unless such person is engaged in 
activities to relieve human suffering and the loans or credits are provided 
for such activities; 
(ii) prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States and in which the sanctioned person 
has any interest; 
(iii) prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between financial institu-
tions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that 
such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States and involve any interest of the sanctioned person; 
(iv) block all property and interests in property that are in the United 
States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter 
come within the possession or control of any United States person of 
the sanctioned person, and provide that such property and interests in 
property may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise 
dealt in; 
(v) prohibit any United States person from investing in or purchasing 
significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of a sanctioned person; 
(vi) restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or services, directly 
or indirectly, into the United States from the sanctioned person; or 
(vii) impose on the principal executive officer or officers, or persons 
performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of a sanctioned 
person the sanctions described in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(vi) of this section, 
as selected by the President or Secretary of State or the Secretary of 
the Treasury, as appropriate. 
(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except to 
the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders, directives, or 
licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding 
any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, the effective 
date of the prohibition. 
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Sec. 6.  Sanctions Relating to the Iranian Rial. (a) The Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized 
to impose on a foreign financial institution the sanctions described in sub-
section (b) of this section upon determining that the foreign financial institu-
tion has, on or after August 7, 2018: 
(i) knowingly conducted or facilitated any significant transaction related 
to the purchase or sale of Iranian rials or a derivative, swap, future, 
forward, or other similar contract whose value is based on the exchange 
rate of the Iranian rial; or 
(ii) maintained significant funds or accounts outside the territory of Iran 
denominated in the Iranian rial. 
(b) With respect to any foreign financial institution determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with this section to meet the criteria 
set forth in subsection (a)(i) or (a)(ii) of this section, the Secretary of the 
Treasury may: 
(i) prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the 
maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable- 
through account by such foreign financial institution; or 
(ii) block all property and interests in property that are in the United 
States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter 
come within the possession or control of any United States person of 
such foreign financial institution, and provide that such property and 
interests in property may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, 
or otherwise dealt in. 
(c) The prohibitions in subsection (b) of this section apply except to 
the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders, directives, or 
licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding 
any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, the effective 
date of the prohibition. 
Sec. 7.  Sanctions with Respect to the Diversion of Goods Intended for the 
People of Iran, the Transfer of Goods or Technologies to Iran that are 
Likely to be Used to Commit Human Rights Abuses, and Censorship. (a) 
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with or at the recommendation 
of the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to impose on a person the 
measures described in subsection (b) of this section upon determining that 
the person: 
(i) has engaged, on or after January 2, 2013, in corruption or other activities 
relating to the diversion of goods, including agricultural commodities, 
food, medicine, and medical devices, intended for the people of Iran; 
(ii) has engaged, on or after January 2, 2013, in corruption or other activities 
relating to the misappropriation of proceeds from the sale or resale of 
goods described in subsection (a)(i) of this section; 
(iii) has knowingly, on or after August 10, 2012, transferred, or facilitated 
the transfer of, goods or technologies to Iran, any entity organized under 
the laws of Iran or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government 
of Iran, or any national of Iran, for use in or with respect to Iran, that 
are likely to be used by the Government of Iran or any of its agencies 
or instrumentalities, or by any other person on behalf of the Government 
of Iran or any of such agencies or instrumentalities, to commit serious 
human rights abuses against the people of Iran; 
(iv) has knowingly, on or after August 10, 2012, provided services, includ-
ing services relating to hardware, software, or specialized information 
or professional consulting, engineering, or support services, with respect 
to goods or technologies that have been transferred to Iran and that are 
likely to be used by the Government of Iran or any of its agencies or 
instrumentalities, or by any other person on behalf of the Government 
of Iran or any of such agencies or instrumentalities, to commit serious 
human rights abuses against the people of Iran; 
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(v) has engaged in censorship or other activities with respect to Iran 
on or after June 12, 2009, that prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise 
of freedom of expression or assembly by citizens of Iran, or that limit 
access to print or broadcast media, including the facilitation or support 
of intentional frequency manipulation by the Government of Iran or an 
entity owned or controlled by the Government of Iran that would jam 
or restrict an international signal; 
(vi) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, 
or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, 
the activities described in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(v) of this section or any 
person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant 
to this section; or 
(vii) is owned or controlled by, or has acted or purported to act for 
or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to this section. 
(b) With respect to any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury 
in accordance with this section to meet any of the criteria set forth in 
subsections (a)(i)–(a)(vii) of this section, all property and interests in property 
that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, 
or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United 
States person of such person are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, 
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in. 
(c) The prohibitions in subsection (b) of this section apply except to 
the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders, directives, or 
licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding 
any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, the effective 
date of the prohibition. 
Sec. 8.  Entities Owned or Controlled by a United States Person and Estab-
lished or Maintained Outside the United States. (a) No entity owned or 
controlled by a United States person and established or maintained outside 
the United States may knowingly engage in any transaction, directly or 
indirectly, with the Government of Iran or any person subject to the jurisdic-
tion of the Government of Iran, if that transaction would be prohibited 
by Executive Order 12957, Executive Order 12959 of May 6, 1995, Executive 
Order 13059 of August 19, 1997, Executive Order 13599, or sections 1 
or 15 of this order, or any regulation issued pursuant to the foregoing, 
if the transaction were engaged in by a United States person or in the 
United States. 
(b) Penalties assessed for violations of the prohibition in subsection (a) 
of this section, and any related violations of section 15 of this order may 
be assessed against the United States person that owns or controls the 
entity that engaged in the prohibited transaction. 
(c) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply, except to 
the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders, directives, or 
licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding 
any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the 
effective date of this order or, where specifically provided, the effective 
date of the prohibition, except to the extent provided in subsection 20(c) 
of this order. 
Sec. 9.  Revoking and Superseding Prior Executive Orders. The following 
Executive Orders are revoked and superseded: 
(a) Executive Order 13628 of October 9, 2012 (Authorizing the Implementa-
tion of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012 and Additional Sanctions With Respect to Iran); 
and 
(b) Executive Order 13716 of January 16, 2016 (Revocation of Executive 
Orders 13574, 13590, 13622, and 13645 With Respect to Iran, Amendment 
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of Executive Order 13628 With Respect to Iran, and Provision of Implementa-
tion Authorities for Aspects of Certain Statutory Sanctions Outside the Scope 
of U.S. Commitments Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action of 
July 14, 2015). 
Sec. 10.  Natural Gas Project Exception. Subsections 1(a), 2(a)(ii)–(a)(v), 
3(a)(ii)–(a)(iii), and, with respect to a person determined by the Secretary 
of State in accordance with section 3 to meet the criteria of 3(a)(ii)–(iii), 
3(a)(iv)–(vi) of this order shall not apply with respect to any person for 
conducting or facilitating a transaction involving a project described in 
subsection (a) of section 603 of TRA to which the exception under that 
section applies. 
Sec. 11.  Donations.  I hereby determine that, to the extent section 203(b)(2) 
of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) may apply, the making of donations of 
the types of articles specified in such section by, to, or for the benefit 
of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant 
to this order would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national 
emergency declared in Executive Order 12957, and I hereby prohibit such 
donations as provided by subsections 1(b), 5(a)(iv), 6(b)(ii), and 7(b) of 
this order. 
Sec. 12.  Prohibitions.  The prohibitions in subsections 1(b), 5(a)(iv), 6(b)(ii), 
and 7(b) of this order include: 
(a) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services 
by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to this order; and 
(b) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services 
from any such person. 
Sec. 13.  Entry into the United States. The unrestricted immigrant and non-
immigrant entry into the United States of aliens determined to meet one 
or more of the criteria in subsections 1(a), 3(a), and 7(a) of this order 
would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, and the entry 
of such persons into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, 
is hereby suspended. Such persons shall be treated as persons covered 
by section 1 of Proclamation 8693 of July 24, 2011 (Suspension of Entry 
of Aliens Subject to United Nations Security Council Travel Bans and Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act Sanctions). 
Sec. 14.  General Authorities. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, includ-
ing adopting rules and regulations, to employ all powers granted to me 
by IEEPA and sections 6(a)(6), 6(a)(7), 6(a)(8), 6(a)(9), 6(a)(11), and 6(a)(12) 
of ISA, and to employ all powers granted to the United States Government 
by section 6(a)(3) of ISA, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes 
of this order, other than the purposes described in sections 3, 4, and 13 
of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may, consistent with applicable 
law, redelegate any of these functions within the Department of the Treasury. 
All agencies of the United States shall take all appropriate measures within 
their authority to implement this order. 
Sec. 15.  Evasion and Conspiracy. (a) Any transaction that evades or avoids, 
has the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts 
to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order or in Executive 
Order 12957, Executive Order 12959, Executive Order 13059, or Executive 
Order 13599 is prohibited. 
(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth 
in this order or in Executive Order 12957, Executive Order 12959, Executive 
Order 13059, or Executive Order 13599 is prohibited. 
Sec. 16. Definitions. For the purposes of this order: 
(a) the term ‘‘automotive sector of Iran’’ means the manufacturing or 
assembling in Iran of light and heavy vehicles including passenger cars, 
trucks, buses, minibuses, pick-up trucks, and motorcycles, as well as original 
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equipment manufacturing and after-market parts manufacturing relating to 
such vehicles; 
(b) the term ‘‘entity’’ means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, 
corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; 
(c) the term ‘‘financial institution’’ includes (i) a depository institution 
(as defined in section 3(c)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) (12 
U.S.C. 1813(c)(1)), including a branch or agency of a foreign bank (as defined 
in section 1(b)(7) of the International Banking Act of 1978) (12 U.S.C. 
3101(7)); (ii) a credit union; (iii) a securities firm, including a broker or 
dealer; (iv) an insurance company, including an agency or underwriter; 
and (v) any other company that provides financial services; 
(d) the term ‘‘foreign financial institution’’ means any foreign entity that 
is engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making, granting, transfer-
ring, holding, or brokering loans or credits, or purchasing or selling foreign 
exchange, securities, commodity futures or options, or procuring purchasers 
and sellers thereof, as principal or agent. It includes, but is not limited 
to, depository institutions, banks, savings banks, money service businesses, 
trust companies, securities brokers and dealers, commodity futures and op-
tions brokers and dealers, forward contract and foreign exchange merchants, 
securities and commodities exchanges, clearing corporations, investment 
companies, employee benefit plans, dealers in precious metals, stones, or 
jewels, and holding companies, affiliates, or subsidiaries of any of the fore-
going. The term does not include the international financial institutions 
identified in 22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(2), the International Fund for Agricultural 
Development, the North American Development Bank, or any other inter-
national financial institution so notified by the Secretary of the Treasury; 
(e) the term ‘‘Government of Iran’’ includes the Government of Iran, any 
political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, including the Central 
Bank of Iran, and any person owned or controlled by, or acting for or 
on behalf of, the Government of Iran; 
(f) the term ‘‘Iran’’ means the Government of Iran and the territory of 
Iran and any other territory or marine area, including the exclusive economic 
zone and continental shelf, over which the Government of Iran claims sov-
ereignty, sovereign rights, or jurisdiction, provided that the Government 
of Iran exercises partial or total de facto control over the area or derives 
a benefit from economic activity in the area pursuant to international arrange-
ments; 
(g) the term ‘‘Iranian depository institution’’ means any entity (including 
foreign branches), wherever located, organized under the laws of Iran or 
any jurisdiction within Iran, or owned or controlled by the Government 
of Iran, or in Iran, or owned or controlled by any of the foregoing, that 
is engaged primarily in the business of banking (for example, banks, savings 
banks, savings associations, credit unions, trust companies, and bank holding 
companies); 
(h) the term ‘‘Iranian person’’ means an individual who is a citizen or 
national of Iran or an entity organized under the laws of Iran or otherwise 
subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran; 
(i) the terms ‘‘knowledge’’ and ‘‘knowingly,’’ with respect to conduct, 
a circumstance, or a result, mean that a person has actual knowledge, or 
should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result; 
(j) the terms ‘‘Naftiran Intertrade Company’’ and ‘‘NICO’’ mean the Naftiran 
Intertrade Company Ltd. and any entity owned or controlled by, or operating 
for or on behalf of, the Naftiran Intertrade Company Ltd.; 
(k) the terms ‘‘National Iranian Oil Company’’ and ‘‘NIOC’’ mean the 
National Iranian Oil Company and any entity owned or controlled by, or 
operating for or on behalf of, the National Iranian Oil Company; 
(l) the term ‘‘person’’ means an individual or entity; 
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(m) the term ‘‘petrochemical products’’ includes any aromatic, olefin, and 
synthesis gas, and any of their derivatives, including ethylene, propylene, 
butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylene, ammonia, methanol, and urea; 
(n) the term ‘‘petroleum’’ (also known as crude oil) means a mixture 
of hydrocarbons that exists in liquid phase in natural underground reservoirs 
and remains liquid at atmospheric pressure after passing through surface 
separating facilities; 
(o) the term ‘‘petroleum products’’ includes unfinished oils, liquefied petro-
leum gases, pentanes plus, aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, naphtha-type 
jet fuel, kerosene-type jet fuel, kerosene, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel 
oil, petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas, lubricants, waxes, petroleum 
coke, asphalt, road oil, still gas, and miscellaneous products obtained from 
the processing of: crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas, and 
other hydrocarbon compounds. The term does not include natural gas, lique-
fied natural gas, biofuels, methanol, and other non-petroleum fuels; 
(p) the term ‘‘sanctioned person’’ means a person that the President, 
or the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to authority 
delegated by the President and in accordance with the terms of such delega-
tion, has determined is a person on whom sanctions described in section 
6(a) of ISA shall be imposed pursuant to ISA, CISADA, TRA, or IFCA, 
and on whom the President, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of 
the Treasury has imposed any of the sanctions in section 6(a) of ISA or 
a person on whom the Secretary of State, in accordance with the terms 
of section 3 of this order, has decided to impose sanctions pursuant to 
section 3 of this order; 
(q) the term ‘‘subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran’’ means 
a person organized under the laws of Iran or any jurisdiction within Iran, 
ordinarily resident in Iran, or in Iran, or owned or controlled by any of 
the foregoing; 
(r) the term ‘‘United States financial institution’’ means a financial institu-
tion as defined in subsection (c) of this section (including its foreign branches) 
organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within 
the United States or located in the United States; and 
(s) the term ‘‘United States person’’ means any United States citizen, 
permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United 
States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign 
branches), or any person in the United States. 
Sec. 17.  Notice.  For those persons whose property and interests in property 
are blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence 
in the United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer funds 
or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures 
to be taken pursuant to this order would render those measures ineffectual. 
I therefore determine that for these measures to be effective in addressing 
the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957, there need be 
no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to subsections 
1(b), 5(a)(iv), 6(b)(ii), and 7(b) of this order. 
Sec. 18.  Delegation to Implement Section 104A of CISADA. The Secretary 
of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby author-
ized to take such actions, including adopting rules and regulations, and 
to employ all powers granted to me by IEEPA, as may be necessary to 
carry out section 104A of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8513b). The Secretary of 
the Treasury may, consistent with applicable law, redelegate any of these 
functions within the Department of the Treasury. 
Sec. 19.  Rights.  This order is not intended to, and does not, create any 
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity 
by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, 
its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. 
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Sec. 20. Effect on Actions or Proceedings, Blocked Property, and Regulations, 
Orders, Directives, and Licenses. (a) Pursuant to section 202 of the NEA 
(50 U.S.C. 1622), the revocation of Executive Orders 13716 and 13628 as 
set forth in section 9 of this order, shall not affect any action taken or 
proceeding pending not finally concluded or determined as of the effective 
date of this order, or any action or proceeding based on any act committed 
prior to the effective date of this order, or any rights or duties that matured 
or penalties that were incurred prior to the effective date of this order. 
(b) Except to the extent provided in statutes or regulations, orders, direc-
tives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwith-
standing any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior 
to the effective date of this order, the following are blocked and may not 
be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: all property 
and interests in property that were blocked pursuant to Executive Order 
13628 and remained blocked immediately prior to the effective date of 
this order. 
(c) Except to the extent provided in regulations, orders, directives, or 
licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, all regulations, orders, 
directives, or licenses that were issued pursuant to Executive Order 13628 
and remained in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this order 
are hereby authorized to remain in effect—subject to their existing terms 
and conditions—pursuant to this order, which continues in effect certain 
sanctions set forth in Executive Order 13628. 
Sec. 21.  Relationship to Algiers Accords. The measures taken pursuant to 
this order are in response to actions of the Government of Iran occurring 
after the conclusion of the 1981 Algiers Accords, and are intended solely 
as a response to those later actions. 
Sec. 22.  Effective Date. This order is effective 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight 
time on August 7, 2018. 
THE WHITE HOUSE, 
August 6, 2018. 
[FR Doc. 2018–17068 
Filed 8–6–18; 2:00 pm] 
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