Foreign policy and sanctions

Executive Order 13716: Revocation of Executive Orders 13574, 13590, 13622, and 13645 With Respect to Iran, Amendment of Executive Order 13628 With Respect to Iran, and Provision of Implementation 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

President: Barack Obama

Implemented US commitments on the JCPOA’s Implementation Day while retaining authority for sanctions outside the nuclear deal.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 13716 still in effect? No. Revoked and superseded by EO 13846 in August 2018; some sanctions authority was carried forward.

What does Executive Order 13716 do?

EO 13716 implemented part of US commitments on the Iran nuclear deal’s Implementation Day. It revoked EOs 13574, 13590, 13622 and 13645, amended EO 13628 and kept authority for sanctions outside the deal’s scope. It did not lift every Iran sanction. In August 2018, EO 13846 revoked and superseded EO 13716, reimposed relevant measures and consolidated some continuing provisions. OFAC explains which authorities moved into the later order.

Administration position: The order did not end all Iran sanctions; terrorism, human-rights, proliferation and other statutory measures remained, and later policy reimposed nuclear-related restrictions.
SignedJanuary 16, 2016
Effective eventJCPOA Implementation Day
Revoked and supersededAugust 6, 2018 by EO 13846

Before and after

Before the order

Several executive orders imposed sanctions tied to Iran’s nuclear program and related sectors.

After the order

Specified measures were lifted for JCPOA implementation, then restored under a new 2018 order.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Treasury and StateImplement sanctions lifting and retained authoritiesSuperseded
US persons and businessesFollow revised OFAC rules and licensesHistorical period
Treasury OFACAdminister current Iran programUnder later authority

What happened next

EO 13716 implemented specified nuclear-deal sanctions relief.

The United States announced withdrawal from the JCPOA.

EO 13846 revoked and superseded EO 13716 and reimposed relevant measures.