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Re:GitHub is fully available in Iran by EarthIsHome on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @02:27PM (#25649822)
> but I believe that when Biden gets in, he could make some changes unilaterally.

What makes you think he will do any of that besides a belief?

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Re:GitHub is fully available in Iran by skybrian on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @03:31PM (#25650622)
I wasn't saying he will do it. I was saying he could.

It seems the the US law was originally the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act [1] and there have been various laws extending it. Apparently they allow the President to waive sanctions on a case-by-case bases.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_and_Libya_Sanctions_Act

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