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Israel Online · Sep 27, 2026

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Iranian Users Report New Restrictions on Creating Google Accounts Iranian users are reporting growing difficulties creating new Google and Gmail accounts using Iranian phone numbers. Users say numbers with Iran’s +98 country code are being rejected during verification or are not receiving the required SMS codes, effectively preventing many from completing new account registrations. Google has not publicly announced an official ban on new accounts in Iran, and the exact reason for the restrictions remains unclear.

*Iranian Users Report New Restrictions on Creating Google Accounts* Iranian users are reporting growing difficulties creating new Google and Gmail accounts using Iranian phone numbers. Users say numbers with Iran’s +98 country code are being rejected during verification or are not receiving the required SMS codes, effectively preventing many from completing new account registrations. Google has not publicly announced an official ban on new accounts in Iran, and the exact reason for the restrictions remains unclear.

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