President Joe Biden on Friday extended the national emergency with respect to Iran for another year, according to a White House notice.
In a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate President Kamala Harris, Biden said he is extending the national emergency with respect to Iran beyond March 15.
"The actions and policies of the Government of Iran continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States," Biden wrote.
"For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 with respect to Iran and to maintain in force comprehensive sanctions against Iran to respond to this threat."
Biden's notice to continue the national emergency effectively cancels its termination, which would have taken place on the anniversary of its declaration, per Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act.
Clinton on March 15, 1995, declared a national emergency to deal with actions and policies from Iran that posed the "Unusual and extraordinary threat" to U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economy.
The notice makes clear that it is separate from another emergency renewal with respect to Iran that President Donald Trump extended in November 2020.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-extends-iran-national-emergency_3722761.html
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