Iran iPhone users signal dismay over new models ban

An iPhone is on display as people shop at an Apple store in a shopping mall in Tehran on May 28, 2024. Ever since Iran banned 14 and 15 series iPhones in February 2023, users of the latest iPhone models are no longer allowed to register their devices in the country. — AFP

TEHRAN: At a Tehran cafe, Hamid waves his mobile around hoping to latch onto a faint signal and thus bypass Iran's stringent ban on the latest models of iPhone.

He bought his new device abroad shortly after the republic banned 14 and 15 series iPhones in February 2023, hoping that the restrictions would eventually ease.