Iran President says 14 million Iranians, including himself, have volunteered to sacrifice their lives in war

Facing a looming U.S. deadline, Iran's President said Tuesday (April 7, 2026) that 14 cardinal Iranians, including himself, person volunteered to sacrifice their lives successful the war.

President Masoud Pezeshkian made the remark connected X conscionable up of U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline to weaponry powerfulness stations and bridges successful Iran if it doesn't loosen its chokehold connected the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran-Israel war updates connected April 7, 2026

The fig is treble different figures mentioned by authorities media successful the past astir volunteers the authorities had been soliciting by substance messages and media arsenic the warfare went on.

Iran is location to 90 cardinal people. Many stay aggravated astatine the authorities implicit its bloody crackdown connected nationwide demonstrations and the 14 cardinal fig apt is aimed astatine trying to dissuade the promised American bombing campaign.

“More than 14 cardinal Iranian radical person declared their readiness to sacrifice their lives successful the [self-sacrificing] campaign,” Pezeshkian wrote. “I excessively person been, am, and volition stay acceptable to springiness my beingness for Iran.”