In Iran, all “youths, athletes, artists, students and their teachers” were invited to form a human chain around the power plants. This was stated by Secretary of the Supreme Government Council for Youth and Adolescent Affairs, Ali Reza Rahimi.
“Power plants, which are our assets and national capital, regardless of any political tastes or opinions, belong to the future of Iran and Iranian youth,” Rahimi said.
Iran how Notes The Associated Press has previously formed human chains around its nuclear facilities during periods of worsening relations with the West.
Over the weekend, Trump threatened to give Iran “hell” and “back to the Stone Age” and strike Iranian energy facilities if Tehran did not end its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. On Sunday, April 5, he wrote that Tuesday would be “power plant day and bridge day in Iran at the same time.” In the next post, Trump set the final deadline: “Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST” (3:00 Moscow time, April 8).
Human rights activists and politicians say targeting Iran’s energy infrastructure would be tantamount to a war crime. Trump, at the annual White House Passover event on the weekend of April 4-5, said he was “not concerned” about the issue and that it was Iran that was committing a war crime, namely the country’s nuclear weapons.
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