LEBANON/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Notice Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Lebanon
On August 1, 2007, in Executive Order 13441, the President declared a national emergency with respect to Lebanon pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions of certain persons to undermine Lebanon’s legitimate and democratically elected government and democratic institutions; contribute to the deliberate breakdown in the rule of law in Lebanon, including through politically motivated violence and intimidation; reassert Syrian control or contribute to Syrian interference in Lebanon; or infringe upon or undermine Lebanese sovereignty. These actions contribute to political and economic instability in Lebanon and the region.”
-Donald Trump, “Notice Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Lebanon,” White House Office of the Press Secretary, July 29, 2017