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.