TEHRAN, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The Isfahan University of Technology in central Iran was attacked by the United States and Israel on Sunday for the second time in recent days, the official news agency IRNA reported.
The university was targeted in "brutal" strikes by U.S. and Israeli fighter jets across parts of Isfahan province, including the provincial capital as well as the cities of Shahin Shahr and Najafabad, IRNA quoted Akbar Salehi, the province's deputy governor for security and law enforcement affairs, as saying.
He added that the university was first targeted on Thursday, noting that investigations are underway to determine potential casualties and the extent of the damage.
Early Saturday, the University of Science and Technology in Tehran was also attacked by Israel and the United States.
In response to the attacks on universities, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) warned Sunday that it now considers all Israeli and U.S. universities in West Asia "legitimate targets."
It said all Israeli and U.S. universities will remain legitimate targets until Iran strikes two of them in retaliation, warning staff, students and residents near the universities to stay at least 1 km away to avoid harm.
The IRGC demanded Washington issue an official condemnation of the attacks on Iranian universities by 12:00 p.m. local time Monday (0830 GMT) if it wishes to protect its regional universities from attack.
The developments came amid a U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict starting from Feb. 28, with heavy fighting continuing between the relevant parties and no breakthrough on a ceasefire as it entered its 30th day on Sunday. ■
