Iran’s IRGC issues retaliation warning against US, Israel’s deliberate targeting of universities
Tehran: Iran on Sunday accused the United States and Israel of deliberately targeting its academic institutions, alleging that strikes on universities were part of a broader campaign to undermine the country’s scientific and cultural foundations.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, rejected assertions that the attacks were related to nuclear concerns, calling such claims a pretext for wider aggression.
In a post on X, Baqaei said that Isfahan University of Technology and Iran University of Science and Technology were among several universities and research centres allegedly struck during what he described as 30 days of “illegal war” against Iran.
He further alleged a systematic effort to weaken Iran’s intellectual infrastructure.
“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,” Baqaei wrote. He added that references to Iran’s nuclear programme and claims of an imminent threat were “mere fabrications” intended to justify the attacks.
Following the allegations, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a warning. It stated that universities linked to the United States and Israel in the West Asian region could be considered legitimate targets in retaliation.
In a statement broadcast by state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Telegram, the IRGC condemned what it described as repeated attacks on Iranian academic institutions and alleged bombardment of the Tehran-based university.
“The American-Zionist aggressor forces have targeted Iranian universities for the umpteenth time,” the statement said, according to IRIB.
The IRGC further warned that institutions affiliated with the US and Israel across West Asia could face retaliatory action if its conditions are not met, while advising staff, faculty and students at such universities, as well as residents nearby, to maintain distance from campuses it identified as potential targets.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
