# 2025-12506: US Revokes Syria Sanctions: Betting on New Government's Good Vibes 2025-12506, Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-07-03, effective 2025-07-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12506 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-12506 - Title: Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions - Type: Presidential Document - Agencies: Executive Office of the President - Citation: 90 FR 29395 - Published: 2025-07-03 - Effective: 2025-07-01 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-11-04 ## In one line US Revokes Syria Sanctions: Betting on New Government's Good Vibes ## Summary The U.S. is officially lifting many sanctions on Syria because the new Syrian government is making positive changes. This means businesses and people can trade and work with Syria more easily, but restrictions still apply to terrorists and bad actors. These changes start right away and aim to support peace and stability in the region without risking U.S. security. ## Effects PRIA read - Major Syria Sanctions Revoked: benefit, medium. Effective July 1, 2025, the President terminates the national emergency under Executive Order 13338 and revokes several prior Syria-related executive orders, which allows the removal of many Syria sanctions and permits agencies to relax export controls and other restrictions so businesses and peopl… - Past Sanctions, Penalties Remain Enforceable: cost, low. Any action taken or pending as of July 1, 2025, any action based on acts committed before July 1, 2025, and any rights, duties, or penalties that matured or were incurred before July 1, 2025, are not affected by the termination of the national emergency. That means earlier penalties or ongoing proc… - Targeted Blocking Expanded Against Perpetrators: cost, medium. The order expands Executive Order 13894 to block property and interests in property of persons the Secretary of the Treasury (in consultation with the Secretary of State) determines meet listed criteria, including responsibility for serious human rights abuses, being former Bashar al-Assad regime o… - Caesar Act Sanctions May Be Suspended: mixed, medium. The Secretary of State will examine whether the criteria in section 7431(a) of the Caesar Act have been met and may suspend, in whole or in part, the imposition of Caesar Act sanctions. If the Secretary of State decides to suspend such sanctions, the Secretary (with the Secretary of the Treasury) m… - Chemical-Weapons Sanctions Waived (Timed): benefit, medium. The President certifies a fundamental change in Syrian leadership and policies and waives specified CBW Act sanctions (including restrictions on foreign assistance, U.S. Government credit/credit guarantees, export controls on national security-sensitive goods and other goods/technology, and a restr… - Limited Waiver of Syria Accountability Act: benefit, low. The President waives parts of the Syria Accountability Act: specifically, he waives subsection (a)(1) with respect to items on the Commerce Control List (supp. No. 1 to 15 C.F.R. part 774) only, and subsection (a)(2)(A) of that Act. The Secretary of State must submit the report required by that Act… - Specific Terrorist Designations Directed: cost, low. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, is directed to take all appropriate action to designate al-Nusrah Front (Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and to designate A… ## Related documents - [2026-22385](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22385): Adjusting Imports of Robotics, Industrial Machinery, and Their Parts and Components Into the United States, 2026-11-02 - [2026-22292](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22292): Further Modifying the Scope of Products of Canada Subject to the Additional Duties Imposed To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Co…, 2026-10-30 - [2026-22051](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22051): Decreasing Housing Costs for the American People, 2026-10-28 - [2026-22052](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22052): Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Domestic Petroleum Production, Ref…, 2026-10-28 - [2026-22049](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22049): Adjusting Imports of Wind Turbines and Their Parts and Components Into the United States, 2026-10-28 - [2026-22050](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22050): National Seafood Month, 2026, 2026-10-28 ## Sources - [2025-12506 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/03/2025-12506/providing-for-the-revocation-of-syria-sanctions) - [2025-12506 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-03/pdf/2025-12506.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2025-12505, Establishing a White House Office for Special Peace Missions](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12505) - [Next: 2025-12509, Authorizing Junction Pipeline Company, LLC To Construct, Connect, Operate, and…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12509) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12506 (as of 2026-11-04).