Iran condemns US-Israel bombing of universities as an act of ‘desperation’
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denounced US-Israeli strikes on Iranian universities as an act of “desperation”, accusing the regimes of believing they can destroy knowledge through violence.
In a statement posted on his X account late Sunday, Araghchi said the attacks on Iranian academic institutions — part of a broader campaign that includes assassinations of Iranian scientists and strikes on nuclear facilities — reveals a persistent delusion.
“Israel and its partner-in-crime believe that knowledge can be bombed away,” he said.
“It's reflected in the murders of Iran's scientists and attacks on Iran's nuclear sites, and now universities,” he added.
“Reality check: your actions ooze of desperation and only inspire more pursuit of knowledge,” Araqchi reminded the US and the Zionist regime.
600 educational centers targeted
According to the Red Crescent Society, “the enemy has so far targeted approximately 600 educational centers across Iran — including schools, universities, and other academic institutions.”
In response, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared all universities in the occupied Zionist regime and American universities in Western Asia as legitimate targets, pending retaliation for the destruction of Iranian universities.
“Leaders of the reckless White House must understand: from now on, all universities of the occupying regime and American institutions in Western Asia will be legitimate targets until two universities are destroyed in retaliation for the Iranian ones already destroyed,” the IRGC stated.
The IRGC further warned, “If the US government wishes to prevent its universities in the region from being targeted beyond the two in retaliation, it must issue a formal statement condemning the bombing of universities by 12:00 p.m. Tehran time on Monday, March 30. If not, the threat will be carried out with full force.”
The IRGC also announced that five Israeli Hermes drones were destroyed on Sunday by ground forces and local fighters from southern Hormozgan Province.
In another statement on Monday, the IRGC announced that its missiles targeted command and control centers, drone facilities, and locations used by the US and Israeli personnel in rhe 87th wave of Operation True Promise 4.
Radar sites, US positions struck in UAE
Iran’s Army also reported that radar stations and US military deployment sites in the UAE had been struck by Iranian drones in recent hours.
Zionist strike on Kuwait plant decried
In a separate statement, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbia Command, condemned the Zionist regime’s attack on Kuwait’s desalination plant, which occurred under the pretext of falsely implicating Iran on Monday.
“This aggressive act by the Zionist occupiers, disguised as a pretext against Iran, is a clear sign of their moral degradation and disgrace,” Zolfaghari said.
He urged regional countries to remain vigilant against the US-Zionist alliance’s efforts to destabilize Western Asia and called for an end to the presence of the US military and Zionist occupiers in the region.