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Protests over Iran’s soaring cost of living spread to several universities on Tuesday, with students joining shopkeepers and bazaar merchants, semi-official media reported, as the government offered dialogue with demonstrators. Iran’s rial currency has lost nearly half its value against the dollar in 2025, with inflation reaching 42.5% in December in a country where unrest has repeatedly flared in recent years and which is facing U.S. sanctions and threats of Israeli strikes. Analysis by Philip Turle, FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor.
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A sanctioned tanker heading to Venezuela attempted to evade U.S. forces by painting a Russian flag on its hull.
The tanker, Bella 1, is on the U.S. sanctions list for transporting Iranian oil, The New York Times reports.
Since December 21, the U.S. Coast Guard has been pursuing the vessel, originally bound for Venezuela to load oil. The crew painted a Russian flag on the ship and claimed Russian status. Bella 1 turned off its transponders, changed course, and appears to be heading toward Greenland or Iceland.
U.S. officials said the Coast Guard attempted to intercept it in the Caribbean Sea for sailing under a false flag, grounds for boarding. The tanker ignored orders, did not stop, and has since been pursued.
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