Joe Biden Extends ‘National Emergency’ Status Against Iran for Another Year

The President of the United States extended the “national emergency” status related to Iran for another year. The order to declare a “state of emergency” was first issued by Jimmy Carter in response to the hostage-taking of US Embassy staff in Tehran.

On Tuesday, November 9 (Aban 18), the White House announced the extension of the “national emergency” status against Iran for one year through an official statement.

The “national emergency” status was declared by Jimmy Carter, the former President of the United States, on November 14, 1979 (Aban 23, 1358) in response to the occupation of the US Embassy in Tehran by Muslim students.

The establishment of such status placed Iran among “an extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States” and resulted in the prohibition of arms sales to Iran and the ban on importing Iranian oil into America.

Within the framework of the “national emergency” status, the US President gained the ability to issue orders for the seizure of Iranian assets and property.

The crisis resulting from the hostage-taking was resolved through the mediation of Algeria between Iran and the United States in 1359 (1980), but US Presidents have since continued to extend the “national emergency” status, emphasizing that relations between the two countries have not yet normalized.

Source: DW