07.04.2026 11:30
Following U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to target Iran's energy infrastructure, the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Iran, Alireza Rahimi, called for the formation of a human chain around power plants, giving a deadline until April 8. The human chain will start at 2:00 PM local time.
The war between the US-Israel and Iran has been ongoing for 39 days, while US President Donald Trump threatened to target civilian infrastructure in Iran. Iran, on the other hand, called for a "human chain" around power plants.
Speaking to Iranian state television, Rahimi invited the public to participate in the event called "Human Chain of Iranian Youth for a Bright Tomorrow."
Rahimi stated that various youth organizations, university students, artists, and athletes would participate in the simultaneous event to create a human chain around power plants across the country.
CRITICAL HOUR AT 14:00
Emphasizing that the main message of the program is to draw attention to the fact that the US-Israel's attacks on Iran's infrastructure constitute a war crime, the Iranian official noted that the event would take place today at 14:00 local time.
TRUMP HAD THREATENED
In his speech yesterday, US President Donald Trump stated that if Iran does not accept the ceasefire proposal, comprehensive attacks would be carried out against energy plants and other critical infrastructure.
Giving a deadline until April 8, Trump, in response to a question about whether targeting Iran's civilian infrastructure would violate the Geneva Conventions, said he was not concerned about this issue.
Labeling the question from the New York Times (NYT) reporter as "fake news," the US President later responded to the question, "I hope I won't have to do that."
In response to questions about whether they are nearing the end of the war with Iran, Trump said it depends on the attitude of the regime in Tehran and that they should wait for the outcome of the negotiations.
Describing what kind of agreement he expects from Iran, the US President said, "We must make an acceptable agreement for me, and part of this agreement will be ensuring the free passage of oil and everything else (through the Strait of Hormuz)."