Tehran, April 7: As the deadline for U.S. President Donald Trump’s ultimatum regarding the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities and bridges approaches, Iran has firmly rejected any agreements concerning the Strait of Hormuz. Amidst this tense backdrop, an Iranian minister has made a notable appeal for citizens to form a human chain around power plants.
The Iranian minister has urged “all youth, athletes, artists, students, university students, and their professors” to create a human chain around the power plants.
In a televised address, Ali Reza Rahimi, the Secretary of the Supreme Council of Youth and Adolescents (Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports Affairs), emphasized the importance of these power plants as national assets. He stated, “Regardless of political preferences, these facilities belong to Iran and the future of Iranian youth.”
Rahimi also took to social media, asserting, “We will join hands to declare that attacking public infrastructure is a war crime.”
Iran has called on its citizens, particularly the youth, artists, and athletes, to gather at power plants nationwide at 2 PM local time on April 7 to form the human chain.
This is not the first time Iranians have been asked to create a human chain. In the past, during rising tensions with the West, similar actions were taken around nuclear sites.
In 2005-2006, for instance, following the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) strict measures regarding Iran’s uranium enrichment activities, students and supporters frequently gathered at locations like the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Plant to form “human shields.”
In August 2006, Iran inaugurated a “heavy water plant” while facing increasing pressure from the United Nations Security Council, which demanded a halt to enrichment. Public demonstrations, including human chains, were organized in support of the government during this period.
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