Iran warns Samsung of ‘repercussions’ over Olympic smartphone snub
Tehran — Iran warned South Korea’s electronics giant Samsung of "repercussions" on Thursday after its delegation to the Winter Olympics was excluded from a hand-out of free, top-of-the-range smartphones to participants. South Korea’s ambassador, Kim Seung-ho, was summoned to the foreign ministry in Tehran, official news agency Irna reported. It said the ministry lodged "a strong protest" over Samsung’s "dishonest conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the Olympic Games". The ambassador was warned that "if Samsung does not make its excuses ... this affair will have strong repercussions on commercial relations between the Samsung Group and the Islamic Republic of Iran". Organisers of the Games said on Wednesday that athletes from North Korea and Iran would not benefit from the distribution of 4,000 of the Olympics Special Edition of its Galaxy Note 8. "North Korean and Iranian athletes will be excluded because of existing UN sanctions" against the two countries, a Pyeongchang organ...
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