US Treasury: Games not "the focus of our sanctions"

World of Warcraft, Diablo and StarCraft are not the kinds of goods the US is hoping to keep out of Iran, a Treasury spokesperson has said in the wake of Battle.net's sudden unavailability.

Speaking to the LA Times, US Treasury spokesman John Sullivan said there's no reason why Blizzard couldn't request an exemption.

“Clearly the focus of our sanctions is not on video games. We would consider a license request from Blizzard Entertainment should they choose to apply for one," he said.

Battle.net and associated games became unavailable in Iran last week. Blizzard's official stance on the withdrawal is that sanctions block it from offering its services - or refunds.

Prior to Blizzard's statement, some Iranian gamers pointed the finger at local authorities, suspicious of a new task force dedicated to banning games with content deemed undesirable.

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