Foreign policy and sanctions

Executive Order 13902: Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran

President: Donald J. Trump

Authorized targeted blocking and banking sanctions in additional Iranian economic sectors, including construction, mining, manufacturing and textiles, after Treasury determinations.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13902 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13902 remains an operative Iran sanctions authority. Treasury incorporated it into the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations effective September 30, 2026, and continues to issue designations and sector determinations under it. Restrictions depend on Treasury determinations, implementing regulations, and applicable licenses; the order does not sanction every person in Iran automatically. See OFAC — September 29, 2026 regulatory amendments; OFAC — determination under EO 13902.

What does Executive Order 13902 do?

EO 13902 authorized sanctions against persons operating in Iran’s construction, manufacturing, textiles and mining sectors or supporting designated persons; Treasury administers the program.

Later evidence reviewed September 24, 2026: Treasury made a new determination under section 1(a)(i) of EO 13902 concerning an additional sector of Iran’s economy and OFAC published the determination. It applies within the order’s stated criteria. OFAC Iran sector determination.

Administration position: The stated directions and policy are summarized from the signed order. See the official text for its precise legal terms.
SignedJanuary 10, 2020
IssuerPresident Donald J. Trump
TermFirst presidential term

Before and after

Before the order

Earlier Iran sanctions preceded these additional sector criteria.

After the order

Treasury made a new determination under section 1(a)(i) of EO 13902 concerning an additional sector of Iran’s economy and OFAC published the determination. It applies within the order’s stated criteria.

Who had to do what

Agency / officialWhat the signed order directedDeadline / timing
Secretary of the TreasuryDetermine blocked persons and any additional covered Iranian sectors; determine qualifying foreign-bank activity and impose correspondent/payable-through account restrictions; implement rules and other IEEPA measures and lawfully redelegate within Treasury.Consult State; no fixed deadline.
Secretary of StateConsult Treasury on designations and implementation; implement the entry suspension and determine exceptions in the US interest, including law-enforcement recommendations from the attorney general; consult DHS on admissibility.As determinations or entry cases arise; no fixed deadline.
Secretary of Homeland SecurityConsult State on admissibility or inadmissibility within DHS authority for entry-suspension implementation.No separate deadline stated.
Attorney GeneralRecommend whether a person’s entry would advance important US law-enforcement objectives for State’s exception determination.Where such an exception is considered; no fixed deadline.
All federal departments and agenciesTake appropriate measures within their authority to implement the order.No separate deadline stated.

Source: Signed Federal Register text.

What happened next

EO 13902 signed; its Federal Register publication followed.

Treasury made a new determination under section 1(a)(i) of EO 13902 concerning an additional sector of Iran’s economy and OFAC published the determination. It applies within the order’s stated criteria.