"Death to America", Iranian academics form human chain along Hormuz
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- Participants chanted slogans expressing readiness for self-sacrifice "My life for Islam"
- The demonstration took place in the Persian Gulf at Hormuz Island, near the Strait of Hormuz
University professors from Iran gathered on the coastal shores of Hormuz Island to form a human chain, holding hands along the water in a demonstration.
Footage published by Tasnim News Agency shows dozens of academic faculty members, clergy, and university professionals standing side by side. Participants carried small Iranian national flags and red banners.
During the demonstration, participants recited structured anti-Western and patriotic chants led by a loudspeaker, chanting "My life for Islam" before repeating anti-US and political slogans including "Death to America," "Death to the hypocrite," and "Death to the compromiser."
Iranian academic and public figures have frequently organized gatherings in the region during periods of heightened geopolitical tensions.
