Strange figures and unexplained killings: The clues Mossad infiltrated Iran’s protests

January feels an age away for Iranians. The dangers of the authorities’ crackdown on anti-government protests have been replaced with a month of incessant US and Israeli strikes and the threat of a looming ground invasion.

Yet for many, the memory of odd, unexplained incidents during the wave of demonstrations itches in the back of their mind.

One Iranian describes seeing a man disguised as a street sweeper pulling out a revolver and shooting two girls in a calm side street.

Others recall seeing blocs of coordinated people dressed all in black leading the protests, or people killed with weapons that are not used by the forces of the Iranian establishment.

Iran’s latest round of nationwide protests broke out at the turn of the year, rising first in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar in response to inflation before growing and becoming a vehicle for anger at the Islamic Republic as a whole.

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