Truck Plows into Crowd at Anti-Iran Regime Protest in LA, Police Arrest Driver.
A U-Haul truck driven by an individual wearing a "No Shah. No Regime. USA: Don't repeat 1953. No Mullah" sign sped through a crowd of protesters gathered to show support for Iranian dissidents on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles. The truck's sudden entry into the crowd sent people scrambling, with some screaming and others chasing after it.
Law enforcement swiftly responded to the scene, stopping the truck and pulling out the driver, who has yet to be identified. Police took the suspect into custody as a crowd of protesters tried to reach him.
The protest, which initially began as a response to rising living costs in Iran, had evolved into a broader movement against the country's authoritarian regime. Protests have been ongoing for over two weeks, resulting in at least 72 reported deaths and over 2,300 detentions, according to human rights groups.
US officials have taken a stronger stance on the protests, with President Donald Trump warning Iran that the US is "locked and loaded and ready to go." The latest incident highlights growing tensions between the US and Iran, which has been exacerbated by recent economic woes in the country.
A U-Haul truck driven by an individual wearing a "No Shah. No Regime. USA: Don't repeat 1953. No Mullah" sign sped through a crowd of protesters gathered to show support for Iranian dissidents on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles. The truck's sudden entry into the crowd sent people scrambling, with some screaming and others chasing after it.
Law enforcement swiftly responded to the scene, stopping the truck and pulling out the driver, who has yet to be identified. Police took the suspect into custody as a crowd of protesters tried to reach him.
The protest, which initially began as a response to rising living costs in Iran, had evolved into a broader movement against the country's authoritarian regime. Protests have been ongoing for over two weeks, resulting in at least 72 reported deaths and over 2,300 detentions, according to human rights groups.
US officials have taken a stronger stance on the protests, with President Donald Trump warning Iran that the US is "locked and loaded and ready to go." The latest incident highlights growing tensions between the US and Iran, which has been exacerbated by recent economic woes in the country.
just saw this on the news and i'm still trying to process it 
a truck plowing into people at an anti-regime protest is just crazy 
how did no one see that coming?! 
apparently the driver had a sign with some pretty bold messages about the US government, but who knows what their motivation was 
either way, this incident is super disturbing and makes you wonder about the safety of protesters everywhere 
i'm so glad law enforcement was able to respond quickly and stop the truck, thankfully no one was seriously hurt 
what's with these U-Haul trucks always causing a ruckus on protests? can't they just leave the protesters alone? 
and that sign on the truck... like, what does it even mean? "No Mullah" is already super vague. are they trying to say something against Iran's clergy or just some random slogan? 
? i was thinking about this and how some of us have seen protests at our school rallies or pep assemblies where everyone gets to express themselves without any major issues... but i guess that's not how the world works 
how could someone be so reckless and hurt so many innocent people?? 
meanwhile, i'm just over here praying for peace and calm in la and the world 
at least 72 deaths and 2300 detentions already? 
how many more lives have to be lost before we do something about it? 
and what's with the "No Shah. No Regime" sign on the truck? isn't that just gonna fuel more anger instead of calming people down? 
can't we all just get along? 
or at least try to resolve our differences peacefully? 
this whole situation is so frustrating and scary...
. and can we talk about how ridiculous it is that there are protests going on in LA over Iran's regime? like, doesn't everyone deserve human rights regardless of where they're from? 
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this is getting out of hand, right? a whole crowd gets caught up in some dude driving around with a sign on his truck... i mean, i get why people are upset about what's going on in iran, but can't we just talk about it without resorting to all this chaos? 
what do you even do at this point? 
anyway i'm still not sure why ppl need trucks with weird signs driving around in the middle of protests, don't they have better ways to make their point?