Njengoba abanye onjiniyela bebika, i-Apple isiqalile ukukhawulela ezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza zonjiniyela ezenziwe ngama-Irani. Njengoba kubikwe iTechrasa, U-Apple ususe uhlelo lokusebenza lweDigikala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, inkundla yezentengiselwano enkulu kunazo zonke e-Iran. Ngokumangazayo, ikakhulukazi uma kukhulunywa ngokuhoxiswa kwezicelo, abafana baseCupertino bathi baphoqeleke ukuthi bephule imithetho yezentengiselwano yamazwe omhlaba.
Kumele ucabangele I-Apple inikeze ukufinyelela ku-App Store e-Iran ezinyangeni ezi-4 ezedlule, kusukela ngoSepthemba 2016. Cishe isigamu sabantu sisebenzisa i-smartphone, isibalo sabantu ababalelwa ezigidini ezingama-80, i-iPhone isibe ngenye yamadivayisi afunwa kakhulu yintsha yezwe, ngoba namuhla ukuphela kwendlela yokuyibamba kungukusebenzisa ukushushumbisa.
Okwamanje I-Iran ayinaso isitolo sayo sohlelo lokusebenza, ephoqa onjiniyela ukuthi bathumele izicelo zabo ezitolo kwamanye amazwe. Uhlelo lokusebenza lwezohwebo lwe-elekhthronikhi iDigikala lisebenzisa uhlelo lokukhokha olubizwa ngeSaparaparak, olungacatshangwa emithethweni yamazwe omhlaba kepha olungaphikisani nemibandela nemibandela yokusebenza yabathuthukisi. Kodwa-ke isicelo sihoxisiwe ukugwema izinkinga kuhulumeni wezwe.
Kusukela kulo mzuzu, njalo uma unjiniyela othile wase-Iran efuna ukulayisha uhlelo lokusebenza olusha ku-App Store, iwebhusayithi izokukhombisa umyalezo olandelayo:
Ngeshwa, asinayo i-App Store etholakala endaweni ye-Iranian. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinhlelo zokusebenza ezivumela ukuthengiselana kwebhizinisi noma izinhlangano zebhange ezisendaweni yase-Iranian kungenzeka zingathobeli Umthetho Wokulawulwa Kokuthengiselana kwe-Iranian lapho isingathwa esitolo se-App. Ngalezi zizathu, okwamanje asikwazi ukwamukela izicelo zalolu hlobo. Sicela ucele ukuvunywa kwesicelo sakho futhi, uma imithetho yamazwe omhlaba isivumela lokhu kusebenza.