Forbes.com:

If Iran abides by the terms of the nuclear deal that call for inspections and a reduction in its nuclear infrastructure, economic sanctions in place since the Revolution in 1979 could begin to lift early next year.

What many people don’t realize, though, is the extent to which Iranian immigrants have long been a force in the U.S. economy, especially in thetech sector. I wrote about an Iranian tech entrepreneur building a modular smart watch to compete with Apple AAPL +0.00% Watch a few weeks ago. Since then, Blocks has raised $1.1 million on Kickstarter.

Alireza Tahmaseb, whose partner is Serge Didenko, is one entrepreneur; there are many more entrepreneurs, investors and executives in the tech industry with roots in Iran. If, as expected, the Iranian startup scene explodes, there is a ready conduit for funding and talent to pass to and from the United States.

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