Iran threatens iPhone ban in bid to stanch smuggled smartphone sales

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  • Reply 21 of 33
    apple ][apple ][ Posts: 9,233member

    jfc1138 said:
    Actually that deal STOPS Iran's weapons plans. But thanks for playing. 

    Of course if Apple wanted to go that judgmental  route there's a lot of American states they'd have to stop selling in eh? Awkward. 
    It was just revealed officially that Iran can have a weapon rather quickly under the deal. Your godking lied to you again. 
    Indeed. Obama's deal will go down as the worst and most disastrous deal in history. What an evil, little man.

    I fully understand why the person portraying Satan in the Bible miniseries resembled Obama.
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  • Reply 22 of 33
    stourquestourque Posts: 365member
    jfc1138 said:
    Actually that deal STOPS Iran's weapons plans. But thanks for playing. 

    Of course if Apple wanted to go that judgmental  route there's a lot of American states they'd have to stop selling in eh? Awkward. 
    It was just revealed officially that Iran can have a weapon rather quickly under the deal. Your godking lied to you again. 
    Doesn't that make things safer? You know, when everyone is armed?
    pbrstreetgjony0
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  • Reply 23 of 33
    pbrstreetgpbrstreetg Posts: 184member
    jfc1138 said:
    Actually that deal STOPS Iran's weapons plans. But thanks for playing. 

    Of course if Apple wanted to go that judgmental  route there's a lot of American states they'd have to stop selling in eh? Awkward. 
    It was just revealed officially that Iran can have a weapon rather quickly under the deal. Your godking lied to you again. 
    Huh? Who revealed what officially? And please, only mainstream sites, not Breitbart, NewsMax or Stormfront. You can even quote from defense and military specific rags.
    singularity
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  • Reply 24 of 33
    pbrstreetgpbrstreetg Posts: 184member

    TurboPGT said:
    Why is it that people always want sources (instead of looking it up for themselves), when its something they don't want to hear?

    It's almost as if this were a textbook human reaction or something...
    actually no, its very common (and codified on some sites, i believe MR is one) that the person making a claim bears the burden for backing it up as anything other than their own personal or shared delusions. the burden of proof lies with the claimer.

    IOW, "Links, or it didn't happen"
    Agree, why isn't this obvious to people? We're not talking MLA/APA citation format , just post the link, even if you went to the "school of hard knocks" or "life university" it's pretty easy to figure out.
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  • Reply 25 of 33
    pbrstreetgpbrstreetg Posts: 184member

    brakken said:
    'You have to do business in this country, or you're not doing business here!!'
    Um, how threatening...?
    Yeah, Iran gov can go pound sand dunes. Are they really going to confiscate all those iPhones used by Iranian government officials and Mullahs?
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  • Reply 26 of 33
    latest news : Iran say apple must change it's name because otherwise will be accused of promoting Christianity and devil worship  due to Adam and Eve story ! sic
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  • Reply 27 of 33
    flaneur said:
    It was just revealed officially that Iran can have a weapon rather quickly under the deal. Your godking lied to you again. 
    "It was just revealed officially"????

    Can you do a little bit better than that on your source? 

    It was just revealed officially that Iran can have a weapon rather quickly under the deal. Your godking lied to you again. 
    hmm yes could you please link to the portion of the deal that grants them nuclear weapons? hadnt heard that.
    http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAN_NUCLEAR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-07-18-14-12-14


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  • Reply 28 of 33
    redefilerredefiler Posts: 323member
    jfc1138 said:
    Actually that deal STOPS Iran's weapons plans. But thanks for playing. 

    Of course if Apple wanted to go that judgmental  route there's a lot of American states they'd have to stop selling in eh? Awkward. 
    Actually, you are a partisan hack.  Obviously you've replaced independent thought with team politics.

    Nuclear energy program + Iran's existing missile program = everything you need for  nuclear ballistic weapons.

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  • Reply 29 of 33
    redefilerredefiler Posts: 323member
    lkrupp said:
    So Apple refused to supply technology and support for the RNC but might set up shop in one of the most repressive regimes on the planet? 
    They gave the RNC support, just not the Trump campaign.  He called for a boycott of Apple products, so Trump got what he explicitly asked for.  

    It it was the right move for Apple.  Even better move would be to not give anything to Republicans or the moronic Democrats (extra emphasis because they are much more fun to mock and ironically way more superstitious about their bullshit).
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  • Reply 30 of 33
    flaneurflaneur Posts: 4,526member
    flaneur said:
    "It was just revealed officially"????

    Can you do a little bit better than that on your source? 

    http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAN_NUCLEAR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-07-18-14-12-14


    Here's your original fear-mongering, dog-whistle statement:

    "It was just revealed officially that Iran can have a weapon rather quickly under the deal. Your godking lied to you again."

    The very unofficial reveal from the AP, citing the foreign minister and two unnamed sources, says that Iran can start buying more efficient centrifuges in ten, maybe fifteen years — it's written so badly you can't tell which. 

    At that time, if there's still a need for increased amounts of enriched uranium in this world, Iran's progressive, internationalist government (which would reflect the majority of the cosmopolitan Iranian people) may decide to turn up the processing to match the rest of the developed world. Or not. 

    Or maybe they'll still be stuck with an aggressive geopolitical outlaw government like the one we have. In which case, you'd have something to worry about in 2026 or 2031.
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  • Reply 31 of 33
    flaneur said:
    Here's your original fear-mongering, dog-whistle statement:

    "It was just revealed officially that Iran can have a weapon rather quickly under the deal. Your godking lied to you again."

    The very unofficial reveal from the AP, citing the foreign minister and two unnamed sources, says that Iran can start buying more efficient centrifuges in ten, maybe fifteen years — it's written so badly you can't tell which. 

    At that time, if there's still a need for increased amounts of enriched uranium in this world, Iran's progressive, internationalist government (which would reflect the majority of the cosmopolitan Iranian people) may decide to turn up the processing to match the rest of the developed world. Or not. 

    Or maybe they'll still be stuck with an aggressive geopolitical outlaw government like the one we have. In which case, you'd have something to worry about in 2026 or 2031.
    It must be fun, being so utterly deluded. 
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  • Reply 32 of 33
    cnocbuicnocbui Posts: 3,613member
    cincytee said:
    Stanch (v.): to check or stop the flowing of (stanched her tears), esp. to stop the flow of blood from (a wound)
    Staunch (adj.): devoted or loyal to a person, belief, or cause; water tight, sound
    No

    staunchverb [ T ]

    uk /stɔːntʃ/ us /stɑːntʃ/ US also stanch

    to stop something happening, or to stop liquid, especially blood, from flowing out:

    The country's asylum laws were amended to staunch the flow/flood of economic migrants.
    Mike pressed hard on the wound and staunched the flow of blood.

    http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/staunch





    edited July 2016
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  • Reply 33 of 33
    Here in Iran, everyone expects a big raise in iPhone's price.
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