Iran invokes the law of retaliation and puts American universities on the list of “legitimate targets”. “Warning to US Criminal Rulers!”
Iran is threatening American and Israeli universities in the Middle East, declaring them “legitimate targets” in response to recent bombings of its institutions and invoking the principle of retaliation.
Clouds of smoke over Tehran, after drone and missile strikes. PHOTO: Profimedia
Iran issued an extremely harsh and unprecedented warning in the early hours of Sunday, March 29, announcing that American and Israeli universities in the Middle East will be considered legitimate targets until attacks on Iranian universities are retaliated against.
“Whoever wrongs you, wrong him as he wronged you (Qur'an 2:194)”
begins the message of the Revolutionary Guards group, the elite force of the Islamic Republic, via the Tasnim news agency.
“Warning to US Criminal Leaders!
The US-Zionist invading forces, by bombing the Tehran University of Science and Technology, have once again targeted Iranian universities in their attacks.
The reckless leaders in the White House should know that from now on, all universities of the occupying regime and American universities in the West Asia region will be legitimate targets for us until two universities are hit in retaliation for the destroyed Iranian universities.
We advise all employees, professors and students of American universities in the region, as well as residents of the surrounding areas, to stay at least one kilometer away from the mentioned universities in order to protect their lives.
If the US administration wants its universities in the region not to be among the two targets for retaliation at this stage, it has until 12:00 p.m. Monday, March 30, Tehran time, to issue an official statement condemning the bombing of the universities.
And if he wants his universities in the region not to be hit later, he needs to prevent his wildcatted allied forces from attacking universities and research centers; otherwise, the threat remains valid and will be implemented.” is the threatening message of Iran, quoted by tasnimnews.
The message of the Revolutionary Guard group comes after, on Saturday morning, the US and Israel bombed the University of Science and Technology in Tehran, and before that, on Thursday, they attacked the University of Technology in Isfahan, in central Iran, with no casualties reported in either case.
Washington and Tehran are engaged in indirect negotiations to resolve the armed conflict that broke out after the joint American-Israeli offensive against Iran on February 28, notes EFE.
However, mutual threats remain as US President Donald Trump has also warned that he will bomb Iranian power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by April 6.
