MIDDLE EAST WAR: IRAN CLAIMS 1,900 CIVILIANS KILLED, 30 UNIVERSITIES HIT
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By ‘Sefiu Ajape
Iran has claimed that more than 1,900 civilians, including women and children, have been killed following what it described as coordinated military aggression by United States and Israeli forces against the Islamic Republic.
The allegation was made on Saturday during a media briefing by the Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, who also disclosed that at least 20,000 others have suffered varying degrees of injuries in the ongoing attacks.
Iran’s Minister of Science, Hossein Simayi Sarraf, said the country’s educational infrastructure has been significantly affected, alleging that no fewer than 30 universities were struck during the attacks.
Sarraf described the situation as a “crime against humanity,” adding that the targeting of scientific and civilian facilities showed that the aggressors had “regressed to the Stone Age.”
Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, warned about the dangers associated with repeated attacks on the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Araghchi said the facility had been bombed four times by what he described as a U.S.-Israeli alliance.
“Radioactive fallout will end life in GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) capitals, not Tehran,” he warned.
The minister also condemned what he described as the “hypocrisy” of Western powers, drawing comparisons with global reactions to hostilities near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
He further argued that attacks on Iran’s petrochemical sector suggest wider objectives, alleging that the campaign is aimed at crippling the country’s economy alongside its civilian and scientific infrastructure.
Humanitarian organisations said the situation remains dire as efforts continue to address the rising number of casualties amid sustained bombardments across Iranian territory.
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