Iran’s deputy sports minister, Alireza Rahimi, has urged Iranians, including young people and public figures such as artists and athletes, to form human chains at power plants across the country tomorrow afternoon (8.30pm AEST) in protest against US forces.
Rahimi’s call follows Trump’s threat yesterday that the US would bomb Iranian power plants along with other key civilian infrastructure by Tuesday (US time) if Iran did not agree to a deal.
The call has drawn widespread criticism of Rahimi on social media platforms such as X, where several users accused Iranian leaders of using their people as “human shields”.
“We will stand hand in hand to say: Attacking public infrastructure is a war crime,” Rahimi wrote.
Independent experts warn strikes on civilian infrastructure such as power plants and bridges would constitute war crimes, while the UN has urged the US not to target civilian infrastructure.
with Reuters
