# 2025-08786: U.S. Renews Iraq Stability Emergency to Support Peace and Development Efforts

2025-08786, Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Stabilization of Iraq, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-05-14, effective 2025-05-22 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08786
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-08786
- Title: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Stabilization of Iraq
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 20559
- Published: 2025-05-14
- Effective: 2025-05-22
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

U.S. Renews Iraq Stability Emergency to Support Peace and Development Efforts

## Summary

The U.S. is continuing a national emergency about keeping Iraq stable because problems there still affect America’s safety and foreign relations. This means certain rules and restrictions stay in place for another year, impacting people and businesses connected to Iraq. The emergency started in 2003 and will now last through May 22, 2026, helping the U.S. manage ongoing challenges in Iraq’s rebuilding and security.

## Effects PRIA read

- Iraq Stabilization Emergency Extended: mixed, low. The President continued the national emergency declared May 22, 2003, related to the stabilization of Iraq for 1 year beyond May 22, 2025. This continuation keeps the national emergency in effect through May 22, 2026.

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## Sources
- [2025-08786 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/14/2025-08786/continuation-of-the-national-emergency-with-respect-to-the-stabilization-of-iraq)
- [2025-08786 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-14/pdf/2025-08786.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08786 (as of 2026-06-08).