Iran sees new iPhones despite sanctions, but prices surge
Briefing by News4U · First published
Al Jazeera reports that new iPhones reach Tehran via smuggling, yet government fees and sanctions push prices sharply higher.
Al Jazeera reports that new iPhone 18 models reached downtown Tehran within days of their September 18 US launch, despite Apple having no presence in Iran and a months-long US naval blockade of southern ports. [1]
Traders now import via Dubai, Oman passengers and land routes from Sulaimaniyah in Iraq after the UAE halted trade in August and US sanctions grounded Iranian flights in September. [1]
A MacBook Air 15-inch M4 sells for the rial equivalent of more than $1,450 and a one-terabyte PlayStation 5 Slim for about $730, both above regional or US prices. [1]
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- New electronics reach Iran, but prices soar as gov’t fees, US sanctions hit
Al Jazeera · · Excerpt