Unblock Vimeo from Iran
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Verified · 2026-10-15
Yes, Vimeo is blocked nationally in Iran: of 7,220 OONI tests of vimeo.com from Iranian networks between 15 July and 15 October 2026, only 415 (5.7%) loaded normally, and 3,453 were confirmed blocks. In our 15 October 2026 tests Vimeo did not play through AnyProxy either: vimeo.com showed a Cloudflare 'Verify to continue' check that failed, and the embedded player loaded but stayed at 00:00.
Source: verification.
Measured inside Iran · OONI
7,220 OONI tests of vimeo.com from 2026-07-15 to 2026-10-15: 415 loaded normally, 3,211 anomalies (not proof of blocking), 3,453 confirmed blocked, 141 test failures.
Between 15 July and 15 October 2026, 94% of OONI tests of vimeo.com from Iran did not load normally (3,453 confirmed blocks, 3,211 anomalies), on every network sampled, from TCI and MCI to Irancell and Respina. Sampled confirmed blocks show the DNS answer replaced by 10.10.34.36, a private address used for Iran's filtering, instead of Vimeo's servers. This is a national block, not a single network's filter.
Retrieved 2026-10-15. Volunteers run OONI Probe on their own networks; an anomaly is a signal, not proof. Open these measurements on OONI Explorer.
What we tested through AnyProxy
Tested from our proxy exits, not from a Iran ISP. Results can change when Vimeo changes.
How to unblock from Iran
Three steps
Open this page on any device
A phone on mobile data, a college PC, a managed browser — anything that runs Chrome, Safari, or Firefox works from Iran.
Keep Frankfurt, or pick another region
Frankfurt is closest for most Iran networks. Switch if your ISP filters the first hop.
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Deep dive · Vimeo in Iran specifically
The specific story on this combination
2014–2017: OONI's three-year study of Iranian networks lists vimeo.com among the blocked media-sharing platforms; ISPs served blockpages through DNS injection and HTTP transparent proxies. Sep 2017: OONI measurement on AS31549 records HTTP blocking of vimeo.com. Sep 2021: OONI measurement on Irancell (AS44244) again records blocking of vimeo.com. Jan 2026: Vimeo's help centre lists Iran among sanctioned areas where 'certain Vimeo services might be available for personal use, but are not for business or educational use'. Jul–Oct 2026: OONI: 415 of 7,220 tests of vimeo.com from Iran load normally; 3,453 confirmed blocks.
OONI's 2017 report found Iranian ISPs blocking both HTTP and HTTPS sites by DNS injection and HTTP transparent proxies serving blockpages. In the 2026 window, sampled confirmed measurements (e.g. AS50810, 14 Oct 2026, uid 20261014203926.253943_IR_webconnectivity_1c37ebcf6e03b518) show vimeo.com resolving to 10.10.34.36 instead of Vimeo's real addresses; at least one sample on AS44208 was classed as http-failure. Separately, Vimeo itself restricts some services in Iran because of sanctions, so there are two layers: Iran's filter and Vimeo's own policy. When reached through a proxy, vimeo.com sits behind a Cloudflare bot check that failed for our exits.
In our tests through AnyProxy on 15 October 2026, these did not work: Open a Vimeo video page (Frankfurt); Open a Vimeo video page (Singapore); Play the same video in Vimeo's embed player (player.vimeo.com). Details and screenshots are below.
- vimeo.com pages through AnyProxy hit a Cloudflare human check that failed on both Frankfurt and Singapore on 15 Oct 2026.
- The player.vimeo.com embed loads past that check but did not play video in our test.
- Vimeo itself says some services are not offered for business or educational use in Iran because of sanctions; a proxy does not change Vimeo's account rules.
- Changing DNS alone is unlikely to be enough on networks where OONI also saw HTTP-level failures.
DNS snapshot
What global DNS sees vs what Iran sees
We scanned 15 public DNS resolvers worldwide for vimeo.com. Below is what each resolver returned. This shows how the domain resolves from public resolvers outside your network, not what your ISP returns.
Snapshot from DomainScan on 2026-10-05. A resolver that gave no answer is not proof of blocking in Iran; see the measurements above for in-country evidence.
Vimeo in Iran — the timeline
Dated events
- 2014–2017OONI's three-year study of Iranian networks lists vimeo.com among the blocked media-sharing platforms; ISPs served blockpages through DNS injection and HTTP transparent proxies. source
- Sep 2017OONI measurement on AS31549 records HTTP blocking of vimeo.com. source
- Sep 2021OONI measurement on Irancell (AS44244) again records blocking of vimeo.com. source
- Jan 2026Vimeo's help centre lists Iran among sanctioned areas where 'certain Vimeo services might be available for personal use, but are not for business or educational use'. source
- Jul–Oct 2026OONI: 415 of 7,220 tests of vimeo.com from Iran load normally; 3,453 confirmed blocks. source
Vimeo infrastructure snapshot
What Vimeo's own servers look like from outside Iran
DomainScan snapshot from 2026-10-05. It shows Vimeo's servers from outside Iran; it cannot show what your network does.
Legal in Iran?
Yes — with the usual caveats
Users are responsible for compliance with local law. AnyProxy operates as an ordinary web service and makes no political claims.
Nothing on this page constitutes legal advice. If your workplace policy prohibits proxies specifically, that policy still applies; the fact that the tool is legal does not override an agreement you signed with a network operator.
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