# 2025-09872: President Eases Iranian Oil Ban Without Supply Disruptions

2025-09872, Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-05-29, effective 2025-05-12 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-09872
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-09872
- Title: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 22835
- Published: 2025-05-29
- Effective: 2025-05-12
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

President Eases Iranian Oil Ban Without Supply Disruptions

## Summary

The President has decided that the U.S. can safely buy much less oil from Iran because other countries have enough supply. This change affects U.S. oil purchases and financial institutions handling these deals, helping reduce reliance on Iran without hurting the market. Officials will keep a close eye on the situation to make sure everything stays balanced.

## Effects PRIA read

- Permits Significant Cut in Iranian Oil Purchases: mixed, medium. On May 12, 2025 the President determined there is enough oil from countries other than Iran to allow a significant reduction in the volume of petroleum and petroleum products purchased from Iran by or through foreign financial institutions. This determination explicitly targets purchases handled by…

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## Sources
- [2025-09872 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/29/2025-09872/presidential-determination-pursuant-to-section-1245d4b-and-c-of-the-national-defense-authorization)
- [2025-09872 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-29/pdf/2025-09872.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-09872 (as of 2026-06-08).