A man accused of driving a U-Haul truck into a crowd in Los Angeles over the weekend as they demonstrated in support of the protests sweeping Iran was in police custody Monday and authorities said they are considering an assault charge.

The year refers to a U.S.-backed coup in which the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ousted Iran's democratically elected prime minister, Muhammad Mossadegh. Mullah refers to the honorific title for Muslim clergy and mosque imams, widely used across West and South Asia.

Police respond after a truck drives down a street filled with demonstrators marching in support of the Iranian people.

The driver, a man who was not identified, was detained “pending further investigation,” police said in a statement Sunday evening.

U-Haul truck reportedly drives through Iran protest crowd in Los Angeles, striking one person near Federal Building in Westwood. Driver detained by LAPD.

The incident happened as people gathered Sunday near a neighborhood locally known as "Tehrangeles" to protest Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-government demonstrators.

The city is home to a large Iranian American community, and protests against the Iranian government drew thousands on Sunday.

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