# Determination by the Secretary of State Relating to Iran Sanctions
**AGENCY:**
Department of State.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The Secretary of State determined on November 10, 2015, pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA), (Pub. L. 112-81), as amended, that as of November 10, 2015, the following countries, Malaysia and Singapore, have maintained their crude oil purchases from Iran at zero over the preceding 180-day period.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Katherine Skarsten, Senior Energy Officer, Department of State Bureau of Energy and Natural Resources, 202-647-9526.
Dated: November 23, 2015.
Amos Hochstein,
Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Bureau of Energy Resources, Department of State.