By bne Gulf and Tehran bureaus Iran has banned the import and sale of Motorola phones, citing security concerns related to recent incidents involving Motorola pagers in Lebanon, which prompted government calls for restrictions on products from the American brand. The prohibition means Motorola-branded phones and pagers can no longer be registered with the country’s telecommunications networks despite none of the brand’s items being used in the Israeli attacks on Lebanese Hezbollah. Although Motorola holds a relatively minor share of Iran’s smartphone market (less than 2% of the overall market)…