U.S. Treasury Greenlights IT Companies to Expand Operations in Iran in Response to Violent Protest Crackdowns

U.S. Treasury Greenlights IT Companies to Expand Operations in Iran in Response to Violent Protest Crackdowns

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The U.S. Treasury has allowed U.S. IT companies to expand operations to provide free or no upfront cost services to Iranian citizens who have lost access to the internet by the Iranian government. Social media, internet access, and cellular access has been heavily throttled since protests broke out earlier this week in response to the killing of a woman in police custody. The Iran General License D-2 was issued to clarify to IT companies that sanctions will not prevent them from offering these services.

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