Can i restore iphone without carrier sim?

i have an activated iphone and i want to know if i ever accidentally restore it to factory setting(pressing unlock/lock button + home button) can i restore it to my back up with out the need of a carrier sim? the iphone is carrier lock in other country and i have no carrier sim.
any response is deeply apreciated. thanks.

(pressing unlock/lock button + home button)
This is not restoring an iPhone to factory settings. This is called a reset, which is simllar to a computer restart.
You need the SIM card that was used with the iPhone when it was activated inserted in the iPhone in order to restore the iPhone with iTunes and the same when installing a firmware update. Or an activated SIM card with the carrier the iPhone is carrier locked with.

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