Outrageous: US Bombs Prestigious Iranian University with Bunker-Buster

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TEHERAN – Iran’s Vice President, Mohammad Reza Aref, has accused the United States of using bunker-buster bombs to target a university in Tehran on Monday morning. This condemnation follows the bombing of Sharif University, one of Iran’s most prestigious campuses.

“The bunker-buster bomb attack on Sharif University is a symbol of Trump’s madness and ignorance,” Aref stated in a post on X. Bombs of this type are typically used to destroy buildings down to underground levels.

“He [Trump] fails to understand that Iran’s knowledge is not embedded in concrete to be destroyed by bombs; the true fortress is the determination of our professors and educational elite,” said Aref, who is an engineering graduate of Stanford University.

“There is no barbarity in history that has been able to rob the Iranian people of their knowledge. Knowledge is rooted in our souls, and this fortress will not fall.”

The United States has not commented on the attack that occurred on Monday morning. Sharif University is often compared to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US due to its role in advancing scientific studies in Iran. Several professors affiliated with the university have been killed after being accused of ties to Iran’s nuclear programme.

Tehran experienced further massive bombings that night, with strikes hitting the eastern, southern, and western parts of the capital. The most prominent occurred at Sharif University of Technology, with unprecedented damage to buildings around the campus.

Gas facilities nearby were also targeted. This is the fourth major university hit in attacks over the past few weeks, indicating the broad scope of the US and Israeli strikes. They are targeting more infrastructure, including universities, hospitals, schools, as well as oil- and steel-related infrastructure.

In other cities, ongoing US-Israeli airstrikes continued, including in Karaj, Shiraz, Isfahan, and Bushehr, with reports of severe damage. In Bandar-e-Lengeh, six martyrs were reported; five others in Qom; and six children were among the 13 martyrs in Baharestan, a small town on the southern outskirts of the capital.