According to reports, the authorities are said to have asked civilians to report to infrastructure installations such as power plants and bridges. A video from Associated Press shows an Iranian official urging youth, students and professionals to assemble.
The message is clear. People are to report the next day and position themselves at important targets. The idea is that their presence will make an attack more difficult, because it may be regarded as a war crime.
Sources inside Iran describe this as a deliberate strategy. They claim that the regime is using civilians as shields. According to one source, people are being encouraged to bring their children out into the streets.
– They say on state television that people should come out and bring their children. That is how they operate, says a source with family in Iran.
Videos are circulating which are said to show this on X:
The largest installations are located around Tehran (black dot):
Also on the bridges, women and children were positioned:
Earlier today, Israeli IDF are said to have called Iranian stationmasters directly and asked them to clear trains of civilians before they bombed the railway lines:
The internet is unstable in Iran, and people risk being stopped by police in the street for inspection of mobile phones.
Elina jan, salam,
I am sorry, but my internet connection is very unstable and frequently drops out for long periods.
Unfortunately, I cannot help you much more because of the current war situation in Iran. If our conversation remains on Instagram, it could put me in serious danger.
They randomly connect people’s phones to the internet out on the streets and check their apps.
I must delete our conversation.
We must be very careful for a while.
Wishing you all the best going forward.
The deadline that Trump has set expires at 02:00 Norwegian time, which is 03:30 in Tehran.
Iran has already begun to launch missiles at several countries. In Doha in Qatar, the airport had to close, and it is reported that missiles had to be intercepted.