U.S. Lifts Technology Sales Ban For Iranians
According to the U.S. Treasury Department,"The people of Iran should be able to communicate and access information without being subject to reprisals by their government."
However, it is important to note that the sale of communication devices will only be to the Iranian people. According to BBC, “the government and people on a list of "specially designated nationals" remained barred from export licenses.”
Now with these regulations, it will be the first time that iPhone will be legally exported to Iran.
The United States, in the past few months has imposed even tougher economic sanction on the country because of its nuclear program. However, Iran states that the expansion of its nuclear program it’s solely used for peaceful purposes.
The sale of new technology to Iranian citizens raises the question- who does economic sanctions hurt in the end, the people or the government? Economic sanctions is a way to force pressure on a country, however, ususal it is the people who suffer.