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31.12.25 - 18:18
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Crew Paints Russian Flag On Iran-Linked Tanker To Avoid US Seizure (ZeroHedge)
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Crew Paints Russian Flag On Iran-Linked Tanker To Avoid US Seizure
The weird saga of the US-sought third tanker off Venezuela which was nearly boarded by US forces before fleeing into the Atlantic continues, after US officials have newly revealed more information.
US attempts to intercept the oil tanker Bella 1 in the Atlantic have been complicated after the ship's crew painted a Russian flag on its hull. It has avoided and evaded the US Coast Guard for more than ten days after refusing to comply with an interception near Venezuela on December 21.
Reports based on US officials describe that the crew got creative in their evasion efforts, as they've added a Russian tricolor to the side of the vessel and so are now claiming it is operating under Russian jurisdiction.
This has created new complications, given Washington had secured a court order authorizing the ship's seizure due to its alleged involvement in transporting Iranian crude. But now with the newly displayed flag Russian flag, thi...
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31.12.25 - 16:30
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The Final Battle?: Iran Protests Spread As Prices Surge, Currency Hits Record Low (ZeroHedge)
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The Final Battle?: Iran Protests Spread As Prices Surge, Currency Hits Record Low
Various Iranian opposition channels on X, Telegram, and other social media have said 'live fire' has been used by Iranian security forces in ongoing crackdown efforts against the tens of thousands of citizen demonstrators who have taken over the streets of several cities and locales of the past days.
Such allegations, especially hurled at elite IRGC forces, are somewhat typical when protest movements have flared up in past years - and there have been prior examples in these of demonstrators and police alike being wounded or killed by gunfire. Live fire by Iranian security forces is a typical early allegation when unrest kicks off like this.
So far this round of anti-government unrest, which began Sunday by shopkeepers in Tehran as the rial has plunged to record lows against the dollar, has witnessed plenty of riot control measures - but no independent confirmation of gunfire on the crowds in the streets. It sta...
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31.12.25 - 16:27
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ROUNDUP: Irans Präsident fordert Solidarität statt Proteste (DPA-AFX)
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TEHERAN (dpa-AFX) - Der iranische Präsident Massud Peseschkian hat die Bevölkerung dazu aufgerufen, Solidarität zu zeigen, statt Proteste zu veranstalten. "Wir befinden uns in einer Situation, in der es neben dem Druck durch ausländische Feinde leider ......
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31.12.25 - 15:27
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Irans Präsident fordert Solidarität statt Proteste (DPA-AFX)
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TEHERAN (dpa-AFX) - Der iranische Präsident Massud Peseschkian hat die Bevölkerung dazu aufgerufen, Solidarität zu zeigen, statt Proteste zu veranstalten. "Wir befinden uns in einer Situation, in der es neben dem Druck durch ausländische Feinde leider ......
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31.12.25 - 01:42
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Amid Economic Crisis, Mossad-Affiliated X Account Encourages Further Protests In Iran (ZeroHedge)
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Amid Economic Crisis, Mossad-Affiliated X Account Encourages Further Protests In Iran
Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
A Farsi-language X account claiming to represent Israel's Mossad encouraged protests in Iran on Monday and suggested that the Israeli spy agency has operatives involved in demonstrations on the ground.
"Let's come out to the streets together. The time has come. We are with you. Not just from afar and verbally. We are with you in the field as well," the account, which Israeli media is treating as an official mouthpiece for the Mossad, said in Farsi.
Protesters demonstrate against poor economic conditions in Tehran on December 29, 2025. Source: Fars News Agency/ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters Connect
The protests in Iran were sparked by surging inflation, a collapsing currency, and an overall worsening economic situation in the country, which is under heavy US sanctions.
Amid the demonstrations, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accepted the resignation o...
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