Congratulations. You have just been appointed the new Attorney General. After you get sworn in, the President informs you that Iran has reneged of its nuclear proliferation deal and that he is going to re-impose sanctions. One of these sanctions involved exporting high tech equipment.

During the discussion, you point out that there have concerns in the past that some merchants have refused to sell I Phones to Iranians living in the United States in fear that they may violate the U.S. embargo of shipping IPhones to their friends and relatives in Iran since some components could be viewed as high tech computer equipment (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egq_h1Wr5I0). Your concern is that this practice could violate the Civil Rights Act that prohibits discrimination based on national origin.

The President requests that you write a short opinion on whether the United States should support the position of some U.S. merchants that the embargo prohibits them from selling IPhones to Iranians in the U.S. if they have reasonable suspicion that the goods will be shipped to Iran.