Panic in Iran as Civilians Ordered onto Streets as Human Shields Amid US Ultimatum

As the US deadline loomed, terrified Iranians told the Daily Mail they were evacuating cities and saying painful farewells. They faced threats of devastating strikes unless Tehran agreed to negotiate. In an Associated Press video, an Iranian official urged youth, students and professionals to gather at power plants at 2pm local time. He argued that civilian presence would expose any American attack as a war crime. With supermarket shelves stripped bare, families stockpiled supplies and fled to the countryside. Some saw a chance for change after the reported truce, while others feared both US strikes and their own government’s reprisals. Communications were under tight control. Some citizens said they erased digital traces and deleted message threads to avoid regime surveillance. With hours left to the deadline, Iran braced for the worst.

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