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Iran is under US sanctions, I wouldn't expect Iranians to have access to services from any US company.

It sucks, but that's the whole point of sanctions.

So there should be no protest then ? Of course it is the point of sanctions. But this is also why sanctions are wrong. As Ron Paul repeatedly said, sanctions are akin to war. Shouldn‘t one protest the bombing of cities because „that‘s the whole point of war“

There's no way to punish a government without punishing the country. The sanctions are not on the people themselves, for instance Iranians can and do visit the US.

Iranians and US citizens should protest against their governments causing this political situation. From my limited research, neither party is innocent. Bothering GitHub doesn't have a purpose, they are only blocking Iranians to comply with laws.

So, should we do something about it? I get that it's the law, but not that long ago it was illegal for people of color to vote here.

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