Executive Order 12170
Encyclopedia
Executive Order 12170 was issued by American
president Jimmy Carter
on November 14, 1979 during the Iran hostage crisis
. This allowed the freezing of all Iranian assets held within the United States.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
president Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
on November 14, 1979 during the Iran hostage crisis
Iran hostage crisis
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, after a group of Islamist students and militants took over the American Embassy in Tehran in support of the Iranian...
. This allowed the freezing of all Iranian assets held within the United States.
External links
- Executive Order 12170--Blocking Iranian Government property, US Federal Register, November 17, 1979