{"id":5193,"date":"2026-03-29T14:45:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T11:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/?p=5193"},"modified":"2026-03-29T14:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T11:15:35","slug":"iranian-foreign-ministry-spokesperson-condemns-us-israeli-strikes-on-iranian-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/iranian-foreign-ministry-spokesperson-condemns-us-israeli-strikes-on-iranian-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson condemns US\u2011Israeli strikes on Iranian universities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson condemned the US\u2011Israeli strikes on Iranian universities, stating that these attacks expose the deep\u2011seated hostility of the U.S. and Israel toward Iran\u2019s scientific advancement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tehran &#8211; IranView24<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-1 mt-3\">\n<div class=\"n-c4q897 prosed\"><span class=\"auto-dir-block\" dir=\"ltr\">In a statement released on Sunday, Esmaeil Baghaei said that attacking universities and scientific centers is not a typical act in armed conflict\u2014unless the adversary is so desperate that it wrongly believes it can halt the dynamic growth of science and industry by physically destroying infrastructure.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"n-c4q897 prosed\"><span class=\"auto-dir-block\" dir=\"ltr\">His remarks followed the US\u2011Israeli bombing of Isfahan University of Technology on Wednesday and a strike on Tehran University of Science and Technology on Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"n-c4q897 prosed\"><span class=\"auto-dir-block\" dir=\"ltr\">Baghaei noted that while the targeting of universities is deplorable and reflects the aggressors\u2019 malicious nature and their opposition to Iran\u2019s scientific progress, it also serves as a point of pride for the country\u2019s scientific and research institutions.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"n-c4q897 prosed\"><span class=\"auto-dir-block\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cEnemies strike where they have been dealt heavy blows,\u201d he said. \u201cNothing hurts them more than witnessing science and technology rooted in the indigenous capabilities of Iran\u2019s young generation\u2014capabilities that have advanced to the point where Iran now depends more on its own strengths than on any foreign country.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"n-c4q897 prosed\"><span class=\"auto-dir-block\" dir=\"ltr\">He stressed that, like previous desperate attempts at technological sabotage, this latest act will prove futile.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"n-c4q897 prosed\"><span class=\"auto-dir-block\" dir=\"ltr\">The spokesperson further stated that science and technology are not imported goods nor do they arise from bricks and steel. Instead, he described them as enduring and advancing elements of an ancient civilization\u2014one that generously and respectfully offers its achievements and innovations to the world.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid gap-y-1px mt-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pt-1 mt-3\">\n<div class=\"n-c4q897 prosed\"><span class=\"auto-dir-block\" dir=\"ltr\">On Saturday, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) declared that universities belonging to the Israeli occupying regime and the United States in the West Asia region are legitimate targets for Iran, following the two \u201cterrorist regimes\u2019\u201d attacks on Iranian universities.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson condemned the US\u2011Israeli strikes on Iranian universities, stating that these attacks expose the deep\u2011seated hostility of the U.S. and Israel toward Iran\u2019s scientific advancement. Tehran &#8211; IranView24 In a statement released on Sunday, Esmaeil Baghaei said that attacking universities and scientific centers is not a typical act in armed conflict\u2014unless [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":5203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,39,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-foreign-policy","category-political"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5204,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5193\/revisions\/5204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iranview24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}