On: Iranian banks' SSL certificates are being revoked due to OFAC sanctions

[throw-the-towel]

Russians didn't want to use those, until the West made it inevitable.

[Avamander → throw-the-towel]

And why is that?

It's not that hard to find a CA in a more aligned regime.

Rolling your own MITM CA as a replacement just looks like something that was waiting for an excuse.

[cyberax → Avamander]

Violating the OFCOM restrictions will result in losing access to VISA/MC payments. No company wants this.