PARIS — Iranians formed human chains to protect power plants on Tuesday after President Donald Trump’s threats to strike energy infrastructure, according to images published by state media, as top officials said they were also prepared to sacrifice their lives. After a campaign online and through SMS texts to sign up for the human chains nationwide, officials claimed that more than 14 million people had joined. It was not immediately possible to verify that figure or how many people were taking part, although initial images showed dozens involved at each location. The state-run IRNA news agency showed people forming a human chain “to support power plants” in the southern city of Bushehr, which is home to Iran’s nuclear power plant. State television and the Mehr news agency showed dozens of people outside the main power station in the northern city of Tabriz, as well as at a plant in the northeastern city of Mashhad With U.S.-Israeli strikes also targeting bridges, people gathered on the main span over a river in the western city of Ahvaz, Mehr reported. While the more than five-week war
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