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Universities hit as US, Israel ramp up attacks on Iran's infrastructure ...
Tehran, Iran – Inside the sprawling Shahid Beheshti University in northern Tehran, a research centre lies in ruins after warplanes bombed it.The attack on Friday on the Laser and Plasma Research Institute of the elite higher education facility is part of a growing pattern of civilian sites targeted by the United States and Israel in their war on Iran.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Vehicles burn in Israel after being hit with Iranian projectile debrislist 2 of 3Witness records Israeli strike on building in Lebanon’s Tyrelist 3 of 3Iran says US, Israel belong in Stone Age after Tehran university strikeend of listThere were no casualties at the university because it was mostly empty after all classes across the country were moved online by the government until further notice. Dormitories nearby were lightly damaged.The US and Israel did not officially divulge the rationale behind the attack, but Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, a senior theoretical physicist and nuclear scientist who was assassinated during the opening salvo of Israel’s 12-day war in June, was the director of a magneto-photonics lab there.“This hostile act not only targets the security of academics and the country’s scientific environment, but is also a clear attack on reason, research, and freedom of thought,” the university said in a statement, calling on international peers to raise awareness about similar strikes.The Laser and Plasma Research Institute of Shahid Beheshti University is in northern Tehran’s Evin area [Maziar Motamedi/Al Jazeera]Hossein Simaei Saraf, minister of science, research and technology, told reporters at the research centre on Saturday that parts of at least 30 universities have so far been impacted by US and Israeli strikes since the start of the war on February 28.He said Iranian scientists have been targets for decades and pointed out that several more Shahid Beheshti University professors were assassinated by Israel during the 12-day war.“Attacking universities and research centres means returning to the Stone Age,” the minister said in reference to a threat by US President Donald Trump to bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages” by systematically hitting its infrastructure, including power plants.Another major university attacked during the ongoing war was Tehran’s Science and Technology University, which saw one of its research centres reduced to rubble and other departments damaged a week ago. The facility worked on developing domestically made satellites.T...
Iran war: What is happening on day 34 of US-Israel attacks?
EXPLAINERAs the war enters day 34, US President Donald Trump said Washington was close to achieving its objectives.Smoke rises following a reported strike, as burning debris litters the surrounding areas amid the US-Israel war on Iran, in Baharestan, Isfahan province, Iran [Reuters]Published On 2 Apr 2026|Updated: 2 Apr 2026 08:36 PM (GMT)Iran has launched a new wave of missiles at Israel after United States President Donald Trump said Washington had “destroyed the Iranian military” and was close to achieving its war objectives.Meanwhile, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country held no hostility towards the people of the United States, Europe or neighbouring countries.Here is what we know:In Iran Bridge struck: The US and Israel have stepped up attacks, hitting a century-old medical research centre in Tehran, a bridge near the capital and steel plants, after Trump threatened to bomb Iran back to “the Stone Ages”. Stalled diplomacy: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that while Iran has received messages from the US, trust remains “at zero” for any potential negotiations. Appeals to Americans: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on the US public to question Washington’s motives for continuing the war. In an open letter shared by state broadcaster PressTV, he asked whether Trump’s “America First” policy was “truly among the priorities of the US government today”. Iran calls US demands ‘irrational’: Iran said on Thursday that Washington’s demands were “maximalist and irrational” and denied any negotiations were under way on a ceasefire to end the war. War diplomacy Immediate ‘reopening’: A UK-led meeting of some 40 countries called for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the UK’s foreign minister said. GCC urges UN action: The secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) called for the UN Security Council to “take all necessary measures” to protect the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks. China condemns: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said US and Israeli attacks on Iran were a violation of international law, Chinese state media reported, as he held calls with his EU, German and Saudi counterparts. ‘Wider war’: UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that the Middle East conflict risked spiralling into a wider war, and called for an immediate halt to US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian attacks on its neighbours. In the Gulf Intercepted missiles: The United Arab Emirates said it has been intercepting incom...
The US and Israel expanded their strikes on Iran on April 3, targeting ...
The US and Israel expanded their strikes on Iran on April 3, targeting a mix of strategic and civilian sites, including Shahid Beheshti University, one...
Striking the veil: dual-use targets and the calculus of Iranian support
11 hours ago ... Over the past ten days, US–Israel strikes on the Iranian regime have turned unmistakably toward state infrastructure.
