U.S. approves sale of communications equipment to Iranian

United States approved the sale of communications equipment and Internet services directly to Iranian citizens in order to achieve government restrictions prevent Iran. The Treasury Department authorized the export of certain services, 'software' and 'hardware' personal communications now that there are greater restrictions on access to information in Iran, but maintained the ban on the sale of such equipment to the Iranian government. "This license allows U.S. persons to the Iranian people offer equipment safer and more sophisticated to communicate with each other and with the rest of the world , "the agency said. Social networks played an important role in the protests unleashed in the wake of Iran's disputed presidential election 2009, and thanks to them the opposition, called the 'Green Movement' , could capture the world's attention to their cause. In fact, in some way inspired the uprisings of the Arab Spring of 2011. The U.S. government dropped for the first time some technology restrictions after the elections in 2010, which allowed U.S. companies to export to Iran a 'software' certain basic and free Internet services, such as chat and email. On the other hand, Washington gave the green light to new sanctions over human rights abuse against, among other censors the Committee to Determine Criminal Content Instances against Mir Asghar Hejazu , deputy chief of staff of the supreme leader. The sanctions prohibit Americans from doing business with those affected and freezes any assets they have in U.S. banks. The State Department also established visa restrictions to 60 government officials for alleged human rights abuse.