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2026-04-06 15:54:35
[Visiting Iranian Universities Under Attack: Collapsed Buildings, Damaged Research Equipment Scattered] According to recent Iranian media reports, Iranian Science Minister Hossein Simai Salaf stated that 30 Iranian universities have been directly attacked, resulting in the deaths of five university professors and over 60 students in attacks against Iran by the United States and Israel. He described the attacks on infrastructure as "crimes against humanity." On April 4th, a reporter visited Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, the Iranian capital. The university was attacked on April 3rd, with buildings on fire and thick smoke billowing from the scene. The reporter observed severe damage to some buildings on campus, with rubble everywhere and broken equipment visible in the ruins. Salaf, in an interview with the media at Shahid Beheshti University, said, "Destroying buildings (of research institutions) cannot destroy Iran's research system." (Xinhua)
