Why is Apple removing Iranian apps from its App Store?
A new report suggests that Apple has started removing iOS apps originating from Iran's startups and developers.
Apple had made its App Store available to users and developers in
This is the message that Apple sends to all those Iranian developers that upload the apps:
“Unfortunately, there is no App Store available for the
The report suggests that the Cupertino-based tech giant recently removed the DigiKala app,
“Digikala users the Shaparak payment system which is completely isolated from international systems, so would in theory contravene Apple’s terms and conditions,” the TechCrunch report read.
Moreover, the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations issued by the US Department of the Treasury has put a block in the Iranian market.
Apple hasn’t made any official comment as of yet.