Apple, Iran Sanctions, and Discrimination: NIAC Policy Director Jamal Abdi on Al Jazeera

What is behind the recent incidents of Apple employees discriminating against Iranian Americans and Iranians in the U.S. by blocking them from purchasing Apple products? NIAC Policy Director Jamal Abdi tells Al Jazeera it stems from the ambiguity of overly broad sanctions.

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[jamicaman900]

then you know why they couldn't afford such a man. The west is interested in Govts and leaders such as the Saudis and Kuwait & UAE and the likes of them. Persians have always come back in history to reclaim their rights and they'll again. Long live Persians and the true Perisans

[TheLonghairraven]

This is so sad! This is pure discrimination! How would Mexicans,African Americans,Asians, etc... feel if they can't purchase an Apple product...???? Solely based on skin color.... Today is a sad day in America..

[Parviz Shushtari]

"You really hate Iranians i.e. yourself don't you. It is pathetic."

Me thinks you doth protest too much.

"...discrimination lawsuit is not the same as small claims..."

NIAC lobbies 4 da IRI in da US.Encourage NIAC 2 bring a class action law suit against Apple based on "racial" discrimination.Dat way u and NIAC skip small claims court and move on to bigger courts. Meanwhile, on behalf of my fellow Americans I wish you argangediv, a pleasant stay here in the US.

[argangediv]

You really hate Iranians i.e. yourself don't you. It is pathetic. I have no reason to sue Apple. They keep sending me email begging me to buy their junk. I don't bother to write them back.

By the way a discrimination lawsuit is not the same as small claims. You are uneducated as well as hateful.

[Parviz Shushtari]

Go to your local courthouse and sue the Apple for discrimination on the basis of national origin.The fee for filing the law suit is really minimal in most states.It is less than $40.00(forty) in Virginia.Good luck.

[Parviz Shushtari]

"Apple is... run by idiots". Not true.Apple's a leader in the industry.Smartest people in the world, which are the Iranians of IRI and NIAC persuasions, want 2 own or own Apple gizmos.

"They don't sell to an Iranian". Not true.I purchased 1. My Iranian American pals ditto.

"...they email me all the time...". Do they send email to your smartphone or your Ipad?

[argangediv]

I am not taking to PS I am writing so other people read it. I want people to know not all Iranian Americans think like Parviz Shushtari.

[argangediv]

Iranian is a national origin and it is against United States law to discriminate on basis of national origin.

[argangediv]

I am not obsessed with race I am upset at racism. You really don't understand the difference do you?

[argangediv]

You seem to approve of Apple's behavior. That means you agree that Iranian Americans should be discriminated against. That tells me what kind of person you are.

Apple is a company run by idiots. They don't sell to an Iranian in their store and don't even back down. At the same time they email me all the time trying to get me to buy their crap. They are so dumb they don't even have a consistent policy.

[Parviz Shushtari]

EYVALLAH DADASH !!!! AmirD!!!!????!!!!

May I call you dick? thank you sir!!!!????!.

Say dick!!! Why is Reza Asslawn of NIAC so insistent on throwing homophobic epithet at his critics?. Is Reza joon a jilted gay lover?.Did some Mullah perv.,armed with a copy of holy Qur'an in one hand and a Hershey chocolate bar on the other,lovingly, passionately, orgasmically hold a pre-pubesecnt Reza joon in his loving embrace then jilt him once Reza joon hit puberty?.

Inquiring minds want to know!!!!!??.

[Parviz Shushtari]

When did I say NIAC is bad?. The IRI, Hassan Daei, and I agree NIAC is very good.

"Your hate for your own race...". What hate? Which race is that? I know you are not a racist. But are you trying to become one?. Y such obsession with race? May be that's what's been making you "sickening"?

Sorry you are so sick.Race baiting makes one sick, you know.Here's sure fire cure for the sick. Take a couple of laxatives at bedtime. You'll feel better in the morning.

Good luck