Since you asked what could be done that doesnt involve the CIA smuggling devices into Iran nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu

#Freifunk 💥

And you can use WiFi HaLow to get LoRa like ranges with a much higher throughput.

You can use something like nostr:nprofile1qqs27vuc5hrf8q0d42ygzqywx99axr54azewn2lkggctys7n709mkcqprpmhxue69uhkzapwdehhxarjwahhy6mn9e3k7mf0qys8wumn8ghj7cnfw3ekzapwd4hkcmmwd3skyefwdphkcerfdenhxtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0cu0h6p to get global connectivity and you can use something like nostr:nprofile1qq...

Yes, this is very cool. I've been a fan of freifunk. This will be a fairly small network though, we've done 400km with Meshcore cross country with just a handful of repeaters.