{"id":926,"date":"2025-08-19T12:13:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T12:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anamisgt.com\/?page_id=926"},"modified":"2025-08-19T12:20:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T12:20:25","slug":"iran-loosens-import-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anamisgt.com\/?page_id=926","title":{"rendered":"Iran loosens import restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Iran loosens import restrictions on foreign cars and iPhones, trying to mask its economic woes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) \u2014 All architecture student Amirhossein Azizi wanted for his 19th birthday was the latest iPhone \u2014 and for\u00a0Iran\u2019s cash-strapped theocracy<\/a><\/span>, it was just the gift they needed as well.<\/p>

Just buying a top-of-the-line iPhone 16 Pro Max in Iran\u2019s capital cost him on the day 1.6 billion rials ($1,880). An additional 450 million rials ($530) is required for import fees and registration on government-managed mobile phone networks.<\/p>

\u201cI\u2019m very happy to own one of the most expensive phones in the country,\u201d Azizi said. His father, Mohammad, laughed nearby and added: \u201cMaybe if they had to earn the money themselves, they wouldn\u2019t be so quick to spend it.\u201d<\/p>

The purchase is only possible after Iran lifted import bans on expensive goods like foreign cars and new iPhones, yielding to public demand for the products while also trying to mask the dire straits of its economy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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While being described as a way to boost Iran\u2019s much-vaunted \u201cresistance economy,\u201d the decisions trapped Iranians into buying more affordable locally produced vehicles long derided as \u201cdeath wagons\u201d and boosted the prices of aging, second-hand iPhones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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They also provide Iran with much-needed tax revenues as its government struggles under international sanctions over its nuclear program.\u00a0Uncertainty over how U.S. President Donald Trump will deal with Iran<\/a><\/span>\u00a0also has put pressure on its rial currency, which sits at record lows against the dollar.<\/p>

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Powerful forces within Iran long have been believed to be taking advantage of the sanctions, while those benefiting may just be among the country\u2019s most well-off citizens.<\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s more about perception than reality,\u201d Iranian economist Saeed Leilaz said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Iran loosens import restrictions on foreign cars and iPhones, trying to mask its economic woes TEHRAN, Iran (AP) \u2014 All architecture student Amirhossein Azizi wanted for his 19th birthday was the latest iPhone \u2014 and for\u00a0Iran\u2019s cash-strapped theocracy, it was just the gift they needed as well. Just buying a top-of-the-line iPhone 16 Pro Max […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-926","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anamisgt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anamisgt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anamisgt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anamisgt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anamisgt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=926"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/anamisgt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":941,"href":"https:\/\/anamisgt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/926\/revisions\/941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anamisgt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}