US EditionIran calls for human chains around power plants ahead of Trump deadline
Iran says the human chains will protect national energy sites as 14 million people have volunteered to fight, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Iran's Ministry of Sports and Youth urged young people to form "human chains" around power plants at 2 p.m. local time, positioning civilians at energy infrastructure sites hours before President Donald Trump's deadline expires.
- President Donald Trump set an 8 p.m. EDT deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening "complete demolition" of all bridges and power plants if Tehran refuses, escalating pressure as the waterway remains critical to global oil shipments.
- Officials branded the initiative "Human Chain of Iran's Youth for a Bright Future," presenting it as national solidarity; however, analysts argue the regime is positioning civilians as human shields around infrastructure Trump explicitly threatened to strike.
- U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned that strikes on civilian infrastructure violate international law, while France and New Zealand leaders cautioned such attacks could constitute war crimes under the rules of armed conflict.
- The Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil transits, remains closed since March 2, keeping global energy markets volatile with Brent crude above $108 per barrel, up around 50% since the war began.
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Iranians form human chains at power plants: state media
PARIS — Iranians formed human chains to protect power plants on Tuesday after President Donald Trump's threats to strike energy infrastructure, according to images published by state media, as top officials said they were also prepared to sacrifice their lives. After a campaign online and through SMS texts to sign up for the human chains nationwide, officials claimed that more than 14 million people had joined. It was not immediately possible to…
The Iranian government called on the population to form human chains around power plants following warnings from U.S. President Donald Trump, who threatened to “end civilization” in the country if his demands were not met.The escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran continues and has reached a point where even the civilian population is beginning to get involved in an attempt to prevent possible attacks on strategic infrastructure.On Tue…
US President Donald Trump has given Iran an ultimatum by 02:00 CET to unblock the Strait of Hormuz.
The president has threatened to attack these infrastructures if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Ormuz before 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday 7.More information: Iran cuts off direct dialogue with the US after threatening Trump that "an entire civilization will die tonight"
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