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Get more news on President Donald Trump vowed Friday to intervene if Iran shoots or violently kills peaceful demonstrators, as economic protests spread and evolved into deadly unrest

The protests are diffuse and largely leaderless, and the president's efforts at mediation — and the killings and arrests by security forces — have not convinced the demonstrators to stay off the streets.

The sanctioned ship, which changed its name from the Bella 1 to the Marinera, was initially pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard off Venezuela last month.

Israel has reinforced several military bases across southern Lebanon as more troops join its ground invasion, raising fears for the region's population.

The U.S. military said it would launch the blockade starting at 10 a.m. ET on Monday, with Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatening a firm response.

“This is not — and cannot be — legitimate business,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as Kyiv works to stop the Kremlin funding its war effort.

Satellite imagery and videos show how the Israeli military has leveled large areas of towns and villages in Lebanon's south since its ceasefire with the country began.

Numerous towns and villages have been reduced to rubble in the weeks since the ceasefire was signed.

NBC News reviewed dozens of videos that showed small animals being physically maimed. The videos have spawned their own small internet niche of reaction videos, discussion, bizarre memes and even merch.

“AI is changing everything,” Gao Qingge, a microdrama director based in Beijing, told NBC News. “Because AI can save a lot of money.”