Ahead of Olympics, Iran and South Korea spar over Samsung phones and sanctions

With the 2018 Winter Olympics due to begin in South Korea, all eyes are on the North Korean delegation to the games. Yet the event has unexpectedly caused problems between the host country and another nation before it has even begun — as Iran summoned Seoul's envoy in Tehran on Thursday in a dispute over smartphones and sanctions. The issue began with reports that […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/02/08/ahead-of-olympics-iran-and-south-korea-spar-over-samsung-phones-and-sanctions/