Iran Unrest and U.S. Diaspora Politics

A U‑Haul box truck drove into a dense anti‑Iranian‑regime rally near the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood shortly before 3:30 p.m., striking at least one person and prompting medics to evaluate two others as video shows demonstrators swarming the stopped vehicle and assaulting the driver while police detained a man. LAPD Major Crimes detectives, with assistance from the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the FBI, have detained and are booking the driver — identified by some outlets as 48‑year‑old Calor Madanescht — and are investigating possible assault‑with‑a‑deadly‑weapon or related charges; Madanescht says an officer waved him through and that he was trying to join the protest, but authorities are still determining motive.