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Why Apple does not support from Iran? And why not open a store in Iran?

Why Apple does not support from Iran? And why not open a store in Iran?

Posted on Mar 24, 2012 4:50 AM

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Mar 25, 2012 11:03 AM in response to Mehdi-Jafari

can you summarize them for me?

It's on the first page of the document Tuttle linked to. Actually, pretty much repeated in the paragraph after this first clip:

• EXPORTS TO IRAN - In general, unless licensed by OFAC, goods, technology, or services may not be exported, reexported, sold or supplied, directly or indirectly, from the United States or by a U.S. person, wherever located, to Iran or the Government of Iran.

I highlighted technology.

Mar 26, 2012 8:34 AM in response to Mehdi-Jafari

You think this is an injustice?


I think that injustice relates to rights that are not honored or respected, and I think we can agree that in no circumstance, human, civil, political or legal, is having or owning an Apple ID, or any other consumer item, a right.


Why should this happen? ...Iraq ... Afghanistan....


I believe that Apple, and most American companies, would love to have access to every market in the world, and Iran certainly (or at least, potentially) represents a larger market for Apple products than many countries in which they do business. So, given the choice, they'd be there.

Why Apple does not support from Iran? And why not open a store in Iran?

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