>Why try to fuck with a nation-state.
Because they shoot protesters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Neda_Agha-Soltan
Cross that line, the gloves come off.
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I guess that could be the basis for a vacation, but I doubt the OP is going to move that needle with a burner phone and a VPN.
It speaks volumes that simply circumventing a firewall is "fucking with" a regime.
I'm guessing Iran is similar to China (restrictions on GPS software etc).
They may be simply trying to efficiently vacation.
Having a way to get information out if mistreated can make mistreatment simply not happen.
The Persian people are very friendly, but they're held hostage by a lunatic fringe.
When you blame the user for circumventing as firewall, it's akin to blaming a battered woman for "instigating" her man.
Mature authoritarian regimes do things old fashioned -- they put a minder on you, and keep an eye out.
If Iran is too poor or stupid to take that approach, then maybe it's a good thing if a single crack in their firewall brings humpty dumpty tumbling down.
efficiently vacation
That’s an oxymoron.
Try taking a vacation using only paper maps -- no looking up cool restaurants, no directions etc.
You get a lot more done if you can use a smart device.