What is the point of this? The person can just call back or send someone else to buy the phone. Or refuse to answer where they are from.
If you really want to enforce something like this, REQUIRE a valid passport. If they produce an Iranian one, then don't sell it. That would be better than penalizing people for speaking a language. Especially since they can call back.
I guess Apple is covering its ass, but the law sounds like it wouldn't be possible to perfectly enforce. Maybe it is just there to crack down on what would otherwise be Iranian citizens being won over by shiny goodness "evil" American corporations :)
Apple products arrive in Iran.
Iranians start using shiny iPhones and iPads. The app store has plenty of family friendly goodies.
Before they know it, they are playing angry birds and they love american stuff.
Then, someone releases a "how to build green energy" app in Iran.
Iran develops green sources of energy and abandons nuclear energy program. Affirms nuclear non proliferation treaty.
US rejoices.
If you really want to enforce something like this, REQUIRE a valid passport. If they produce an Iranian one, then don't sell it. That would be better than penalizing people for speaking a language. Especially since they can call back.
I guess Apple is covering its ass, but the law sounds like it wouldn't be possible to perfectly enforce. Maybe it is just there to crack down on what would otherwise be Iranian citizens being won over by shiny goodness "evil" American corporations :)
Apple products arrive in Iran. Iranians start using shiny iPhones and iPads. The app store has plenty of family friendly goodies. Before they know it, they are playing angry birds and they love american stuff. Then, someone releases a "how to build green energy" app in Iran. Iran develops green sources of energy and abandons nuclear energy program. Affirms nuclear non proliferation treaty. US rejoices.
LOL