Panic erupted in the Westwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles on Sunday, 11 January, when a U-Haul box truck ploughed through a crowd of demonstrators gathered to protest the Iranian government. The incident, which left several people injured and the driver in police custody, has drawn sharp attention due to the specific, politically charged slogans attached to the vehicle.
The truck displayed a large sign reading 'NO SHAH. NO REGIME. USA: DON'T REPEAT 1953. NO MULLAH', a statement that references a pivotal and painful chapter in Iranian-American history while rejecting both the current clerical leadership and the exiled monarchy.
