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Iranian musician Ali Ghamsari performs outside Damavand power plant amid Trump’s threat to strike infra

Ali Ghamsari's Damavand performance drew attention as Iranian musician plays tar at key power plant amid Trump’s warning over possible strikes.

GHAMSARI iran music, us warGhamsari, who is known as prominent Iranian tar player and composer, performed while seated on a traditional mat and playing tar. (Photo: X/ @IraninAustralia)
3 min readApr 8, 2026 12:30 AM IST First published on: Apr 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM IST

Iranian musician Ali Ghamsari, a composer and tar player, has presented a striking response to US President Donald Trump’s warning that American military will strike key energy infrastructure if Tehran doesn’t accepts a US-backed ceasefire proposal, and performed a traditional tar recital in front of Damavand power plant.

Ghamsari, who is known as prominent Iranian tar player and composer, performed while seated on a traditional mat and playing tar, which is a musical instrument central to Persian classical music. His performance was captured in a video which has since gone viral on social media.

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The significance of Ghamsari’s performance lies in the fact that he played the instrument in front of Iran’s largest power plant Damavand power plant which also provides half of Tehran’s electricity, according to Iranian Embassy in Australia.

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