Party Like It's 1979?

I find this kind of odd. From the White House:

On November 14, 1979, by Executive Order 12170, the President declared a national emergency with respect to Iran and, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), took related steps to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the situation in Iran.  Because our relations with Iran have not yet returned to normal, and the process of implementing the agreements with Iran, dated January 19, 1981, is still under way, the national emergency declared on November 14, 1979, must continue in effect beyond November 14, 2014.  Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with respect to Iran declared in Executive Order 12170.
 
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.

BARACK OBAMA

So the President just did the annual practice of continuing the status quo in regards to Iran. We are still "implementing the agreements with Iran" that we made apparently on the last day of the Carter Presidency. There is something a little weird about that, 35 years later.