FT offers one of the first acknowledgments by Western media of well organized cells wreaking havoc on Iranian cities
“There were groups of men in black clothes, agile and quick. They would set one dustbin on fire and then quickly move to the next target”
They “look[ed] like commandos”
“They were definitely organised, but I don’t know who was behind them”
According to FT, the protests were peaceful until January 8, when Israel-backed “Crown Prince” Reza Pahlavi explicitly urged violent insurrection
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