Iranian Official Calls on Youth to Form Human Chain to Protect Power Plants, Resist Trump's Bombing Threat
Iranian official Alireza Rahimi has called for youth and cultural figures to form a human chain at power plants nationwide to protest potential US attacks, framing them as war crimes. This action comes amid heightened US-Iran tensions and follows reports of Iran recruiting child soldiers.
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Cable News Network (CNN) reported that Alireza Rahimi wrote on social platform X: "I invite all youth, cultural artists, athletes, and champions to participate in the national campaign 'Iranian Youth’s Human Chain for a Bright Tomorrow.'" He wrote: "Tomorrow, Tuesday at 2 PM, next to power plants nationwide, regardless of faith or stance, we will hold hands and declare: Attacking public infrastructure is a war crime." Trump issued an ultimatum over the weekend, stating Iran must reach an agreement by 8 PM US Eastern Time on the 7th. Iranian authorities have a record of violating international humanitarian law and recruiting child soldiers, with tens of thousands of children dying during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. According to Amnesty International, Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard issued a notice late last month calling for "volunteers" as young as 12 years old to assist in war efforts, engaging in tasks such as patrols. (Compiled by: Zhang Mingxuan)