Tehran, March 29 (IANS) Iran on Sunday accused the United States and Israel of intentionally targeting its educational establishments, alleging that strikes on universities similar to Isfahan University of Technology and Tehran University of Science and Technology have been half of a broader try to weaken the nation’s scientific and cultural foundations.
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei rejected claims that the assaults have been linked to nuclear issues, describing them as an alternative as a canopy for wider aggression.
In a put up on X, Baqaei stated, “Isfahan University of Technology and the University of Science and Technology in Tehran are just two among many universities and research centres deliberately attacked by the aggressors during the past 30 days of their illegal war on the Iranian nation.”
He additional alleged a scientific marketing campaign in opposition to Iran’s mental and cultural infrastructure.
“In fact, the American-Israeli aggression against Iran continues to reveal its true objective: to cripple our country’s scientific foundation and cultural heritage by systematically targeting universities, research centres, historical monuments, and prominent scientists. Countering Iran’s ‘nuclear program’ and ‘imminent threat’ were nothing but vicious pretexts — mere fabrications designed to conceal their real intention,” he added.
Following these allegations, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a powerful warning, stating that universities linked to the United States and Israel within the West Asian area might be thought-about respectable targets in retaliation for the alleged strikes on Iranian establishments.
In a press release broadcast by the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Telegram, the IRGC condemned latest incidents, together with what it described as a bombardment of the University of Science and Technology in Tehran.
“The American-Zionist aggressor forces have targeted Iranian universities for the umpteenth time by bombing the Tehran University of Science and Technology,” the assertion learn, as quoted by IRIB.
The assertion went on to warn that establishments affiliated with the US and Israel throughout West Asia might face retaliatory motion if sure circumstances will not be met. The IRGC additionally issued an advisory to people within the neighborhood of such campuses.
“The reckless rulers of the White House should know that all the universities of the occupying regime and American universities in the West Asian region are our legitimate targets, so the destruction of two universities in retaliation for the destroyed Iranian universities. We advise all staff, faculty, and students of American universities in the region and residents of their surrounding areas to stay within a one-kilometre radius of the aforementioned universities to protect their lives,” it added, as quoted by IRIB.
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