Iran says US, Israel targeted ‘MIT of Iran’ in latest strikes

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday that US and Israeli forces had targeted the ‘MIT of Iran’, one of the country’s leading universities.

In a post on social media platform X, Araqchi said “Israeli-US aggressors” had bombed the facility, adding that the strike followed attacks on other academic institutions.

He did not provide further details and there was no immediate comment from the United States or Israel.

The university referred to is widely understood to be Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, one of Iran’s top institutions for science and engineering.

Founded in 1966, Sharif University is considered Iran’s premier centre for science, technology, engineering and mathematics and is often informally described as the country’s equivalent of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In his statement, Araqchi invoked a religious reference, saying that knowledge would remain accessible to Iranians despite external pressure, and warned that those responsible would face consequences.

The remarks come amid escalating hostilities in the region, with multiple sites in Iran reportedly targeted in recent days.