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The Iranian Cabinet issued a decree on Wednesday allowing the imports of all smartphone models produced by Apple, thereby withdrawing a previous ban on imports of the US-based company’s iPhone 14 and later models, according to PressTV.<\/p>\n
The decree set a tariff of 96% on imports of all phone products with the trademark of Apple Inc.<\/p>\n
The decree came some three years after a previous administration banned authorized imports of brand-new Apple phones, causing the Iranian telecoms ministry to stop registering new models of iPhone brought into the country by passengers.<\/p>\n
Authorities said at the time that the ban had complied with a government policy to prevent the imports of luxury American products into Iran when it was\u00a0under a harsh regime of unilateral US sanctions.<\/p>\n
They also insisted the ban would save hundreds of millions in hard currency resources spent each year on imports of expensive Apple phones.<\/p>\n
Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Wednesday that owners of new iPhone models will be informed of how they can register their phones on the Iranian mobile network.<\/p>\n
Telecoms minister Sattar Hashemi made a same statement, saying new regulations related to imports of Apple phones will be announced by his ministry very soon.<\/p>\n
Hashemi also said in a post on the X platform that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had supported the telecoms ministry\u2019s efforts to lift the ban on imports of brand-new Apple phones.<\/p>\n
He expressed hope that the decision could also pave the way for plans by Pezeshkian\u2019s government to ease restrictions on access to the internet.<\/p>\n
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