Financial Tribune | Amir Nazemi: Apple Inc. banning Iranian iOS apps has hit headlines once again. Multiple factors are behind the recent ban which has rendered Apple smartphones almost useless in the country and can lead to a sharp fall in local demand for iPhones. Three factors have caused the recent banishment of Iranian iOS apps: US-imposed ...

IFP - Apples latest flagship iPhone series, XR and XS, have been put up for pre-order in Iran, but the prices are so astronomical that only the super rich can afford them! A few days ago Apple announced three new variants in its iPhone 2018 lineup, the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and the cheaper iPhone XR. Minutes after the handsets were ...

IFP - A number of Turkish citizens have broken their iPhones into pieces in response to a call by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to boycott US electronics amid escalating tensions between Ankara and Washington. The Turks published videos of themselves breaking iPhones on social media, vowing to support their government which is standing up to ...

Financial Tribune- Nearly 90% of iPhones sold in the market in Iran are smuggled into the country, according to the head of Iran's Telecoms Equipment Union. Only 8% of the iPhones on the market are imported via certified firms, ISNA quoted Gholam Hossein Karimi as saying. He added that the prices of the contraband phones are 12% cheaper than ...

The Communications Regulatory Agency of Iran issued import permits for 26 electronics last week. The permits included 3 models of iPhone, namely the latest iPhone7, iPhone SE and iPhone 6S, although these models have been available in Irans gray technology market since their world release. Earlier on October 19, Irans Telecommunications Guild ...

Iran is preparing to allow local companies to import iPhones for the first time to try to curb the huge market in smuggled Apple products, state media reported Thursday. The trade ministry has requested licences from the country's Trade Promotion Organisation for nine Iranian companies to import iPhones, according to the Tasnim news agency. Unofficial ...

TEHRAN In an ultimatum, Iranian officials asked iPhone manufacturer Apple Inc. to either officially register in Iran or have its products banned, a local news agency reported Monday. If Apple will not register an official representative in Iran within the next few days, all iPhones will be collected from the market, Tasnim News Agency quoted the ...

Company Considers Joining Other Western Firms as Sanctions Ease AppleInc. is in contact with Iranian distributors about possibly entering the country should Western sanctions ease sufficiently, people familiar with the matter said. Senior Apple executives have met potential Iranian distributors at Apples regional headquarters on Londons Hanover ...

Here are 5 iPhone and iPad apps I use travelling in Iran. 1. Skype - great way to keep in touch with family and friends. Signal in Iran is usually pretty good, and all hotels have wifi. There is not problem connecting with people you care about. 2. iFarsiNum - one of my favourites. Numbers in Farsi are different to Roman or Arabic. To be able to ...