I live in iran. And after Having Some nation wide internet shutdowns brave search does not work anymore because of the recent sanctions from amazon cloudfront and i can not use brave search without a vpn. I know the sanctions is not brave’s fault but if there is something that can be done by brave i hope it gets done
Brave Version:1.94.121
Operating System: Android, Windows
That really sucks, but unfortunately, AWS enforces US OFAC compliance at the CloudFront level, so Amazon automatically blocks traffic originating from Iranian IP ranges.Since Brave relies on AWS infrastructure for Search, their hands are basically tied—they can’t force AWS to ignore federal compliance laws. Unless Brave moves those endpoints off AWS or sets up non-US fallback proxies, running a VPN or a proxy setup (like Tor/Orbot or V2Ray) is going to remain the only way around that 403.