US-Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens Including Children, Hit Universities Across Iran

The US and Israel carried out coordinated bombing campaigns across Iran that killed at least 34 people including six children.

“At least 34 people have been killed, including six children, as the United States and Israel carried out massive attacks across Iran, targeting a top university as well as residential areas, after US President Donald Trump set a Tuesday deadline for Tehran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its power plants and bridges”

Al Jazeera

The strikes targeted multiple cities including Tehran, Qom, Bandar-e Lengeh, and Bandar Abbas.

Al Jazeera

US-Israeli strikes hit Sharif University in Tehran, causing extensive damage.

Iran’s Ministry of Science and Technology said at least 30 universities have been hit since the war began.

Trump had set a Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The US-Israeli campaign targeted academic institutions.

The IRGC declared American universities in the Middle East legitimate targets.

CNN Arabic

Regional institutions closed campuses as they braced for escalation.

UNESCO in Iran expressed regret over the bombings.

More than 132 archaeological sites have been damaged or destroyed.

Rescue operations were underway across Iran.

“(CNN) -- The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that it would target American and Israeli universities in the region in response to recent attacks that affected Iranian higher education institutions”

CNN Arabic

Iranian officials vowed to retaliate and condemned Trump's remarks.

Trump had announced the rescue of a second American airman.

Iran's Foreign Minister framed the conflict as not our war nor America's war.

The strikes fueled growing international concern.