Iranian university students in the UK are facing suspension from their courses because of President Trump’s newly reimposed sanctions on the country. Law student Parsa Sadat of the University of Reading is among those Iranians who risk being unable to graduate, and possibly having their student visa removed, because they are unable to pay tuition fees. The university has told him that the “only viable option” is for him to travel home to Tehran over Christmas and return with the £5,350 tuition fees payment in cash for the next term. Bahari said that a friend had recently told him that “many” University of Cambridge students are struggling to get UK bank accounts due to the sanctions. A statement from the university said: “We recognise that this student is facing exceptional circumstances and are monitoring the situation.

Source: The Guardian December 15, 2018 14:00 UTC