Yes and also yes. These attacks when launched by government entities pretty much always rely on placing a box at the ISP that does the targeted interception/Mi

Yes and also yes. These attacks when launched by government entities pretty much always rely on placing a box at the ISP that does the targeted interception/MiTM against a subset of subscribers. So using a VPN would ensure your traffic is tunnelled “beyond” their reach. Lockdown mode also would have prevented the iOS exploit chain, apparently.