Iran tells young people to make human chains around power plants ahead of Trump’s deadline

NewsWorldMiddle EastIran tells young people to make human chains around power plants ahead of Trump’s deadlineThe Revolutionary Guard is also urging parents to send their children to man checkpointsJon Gambrell, David Rising & Samy MagdyTuesday 07 April 2026 08:46 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952793","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-trump-strikes-power-plants-b2952793.html","title":"Iran tells youth to make human chains around power plants ahead of Trump’s deadline"}}CloseTrump vows to 'take entire country out in one night' as Iran war intensifiesOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Iranian officials are urging...