Iran alleges US-Israel strike on ‘MIT of Iran’, shares images of ruined campus

In a post on X, Araghchi said the strikes were part of a broader pattern of attacks on educational institutions. “Israeli-US aggressors have bombed the MIT of Iran. This follows attacks on other universities,” he wrote.

Invoking a historical reference to Prophet Muhammad, he added: “Even if knowledge was situated in the distant Pleiades, Iranians would be capable of attaining it. Aggressors will see our might.”

The post included two photographs purportedly showing the aftermath of the strike—one depicting books and papers scattered amid rubble, and another showing a heavily damaged building with an Iranian flag still standing.

Schools hit earlier in conflict

If confirmed, the incident would add to a growing list of alleged strikes impacting civilian and educational infrastructure.

According to a The New York Times analysis, on the first day of the conflict—February 28—a US-made ballistic missile struck a sports hall and an adjacent elementary school near a military site in southern Iran.

On the same day, a Tomahawk cruise missile reportedly hit a school in Minab, killing 175 people, most of them children.

A preliminary investigation later suggested that one of the school strikes may have been the result of a targeting error by the US military, which had been aiming at a nearby base used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.

However, US President Donald Trump offered a conflicting account at the time. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on March 7, he claimed the strike was carried out by Iran itself, citing what he described as inaccuracies in Iranian weaponry.

Conflict enters sixth week

The ongoing conflict, now in its sixth week, began on February 28 with coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel targeting Iranian military and leadership infrastructure. Among those reportedly killed was Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

As allegations mount over civilian casualties and damage to non-military sites, international concern continues to grow over the widening humanitarian impact of the war.