Iranian user asks why Google alone blocks Gemini while ChatGPT, Claude and Grok work
Adorable_Tank_7727 · reddit · 2026-10-25
An Iranian user vented that OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI and Perplexity chatbots all open without a VPN in Iran, while Google alone blocks Gemini, AI Studio, Antigravity, Firebase and even card payments for subscriptions.
The author argues Google enforces US sanctions far more aggressively than its peers and asks why it is the only one cutting the region off entirely.
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