Iran’s parliament speaker says 7 million Iranians ready to defend their country with arms

TEHRAN, April 2. /TASS/. Some 7 million Iranian citizens are ready to take up arms and defend their country, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said. "Right now, in less than a week, a powerful national campaign sweeping across the country has brought forward around 7 million Iranians who have already stepped up and declared they’re ready to pick up arms and stand in defense of our nation," the senior Iranian lawmaker wrote in a post on X. On March 29, US President Donald Trump announced that US troops may as well seize Kharg Island, Iran’s primary oil export hub.