announced<\/a> on X that more than 14 million Iranians have declared their readiness to sacrifice their lives in defense of the country, doubling the figure state media had previously circulated. \u201cI too have been, am, and will remain ready to give my life for Iran,\u201d Pezeshkian wrote in one of the most direct statements of personal commitment from an Iranian head of state during the conflict.<\/p>\nSeparately, Alireza Rahimi, secretary of Iran\u2019s Supreme Council of Youth and Adolescents, called on \u201call young people, athletes, artists, students, university students and their professors\u201d to gather at power plants at 2 PM local time and form human chains. Iran has used this same tactic around nuclear facilities during previous rounds of US-Iran tension.<\/p>\n
The Human Chain Strategy and What It Signals<\/h1>\n
The tactic is both symbolic and practical. By placing civilians physically at potential strike targets, Iran is attempting to raise the political and legal cost of any US infrastructure attack. Targeting civilian infrastructure is prohibited under international law, and IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi has already issued a public warning about the radiological risk from strikes near Iran\u2019s Bushehr nuclear plant. A Revolutionary Guard general separately urged parents to send their children to man military checkpoints \u2014 a move that drew sharp international criticism.<\/p>\n
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France\u2019s Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot said attacks on energy infrastructure are \u201cbarred by the rules of war, international law,\u201d adding they would \u201cwithout doubt trigger a new phase of escalation, of reprisals, that would drag the region and the world economy into a vicious circle.\u201d<\/p>\n
The IRGC\u2019s Energy Threat to the Region<\/h2>\n
The IRGC\u2019s most consequential warning came Tuesday in a direct statement: any US strikes on Iran\u2019s energy and fuel infrastructure would lead to strikes on US allies\u2019 oil and gas facilities across the Gulf region. The Guard stated that all restraint toward neighboring states hosting US military assets \u201chas been lifted.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saudi Arabia has already intercepted at least 18 Iranian drones and multiple ballistic missiles in recent days. The King Fahd Causeway linking Bahrain to Saudi Arabia has been temporarily closed. An Iranian strike hit a SABIC petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, overnight. The regional energy infrastructure the IRGC is threatening to target handles a significant share of global oil supply beyond Iran\u2019s own exports.<\/p>\n
What This Means for Oil and Crypto<\/h2>\n
US gasoline prices have already climbed to $4.14 per gallon nationally, up from $2.98 before the war began, according to AAA. As crypto.news reported, each escalation wave in this conflict has sent oil higher and pressed Bitcoin lower, with the $65,000 zone identified as key support. A full-scale infrastructure exchange tonight would likely push oil substantially above current levels and could send Bitcoin below that threshold.<\/p>\n
As crypto.news noted, the resolution or escalation of the Hormuz standoff is the single most important variable for risk assets right now. \u201cIf we don\u2019t have electricity, water, and gas, we\u2019re really going back to the Stone Age,\u201d one Tehran resident told the Associated Press, speaking anonymously for her safety.<\/p>\n
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