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Iran threatens attacks on U.S. officials and campuses in Lebanon, Qatar, and UAE while U.S. deploys thousands of troops amid escalating regional conflict and oil disruptions.
- Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf issued a stark warning on Monday, saying Iranian forces were "waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire," as President Donald Trump deployed additional forces to the Middle East.
- The war, now in its fifth week, has brought oil shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill, with Brent crude oil prices topping $116 a barrel Monday morning, up from over $70 when the conflict began Feb. 28.
- American universities with campuses in Lebanon, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are moving classes online or closing, citing concerns about becoming targets after Israeli airstrikes hit several Iranian universities.
- Pakistan announced it would host U.S.-Iran talks in the "coming days," while Trump claimed negotiations are progressing well despite Iran's denial that such meetings are occurring.
- U.S. Central Command reported 2,500 Marines arrived in the region over the weekend, while Trump is sending at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne and discussed potentially seizing Iran's Kharg Island.
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Iran threatens to target U.S. and Israeli universities in Middle East
American universities move operations online Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to bomb U.S. and Israeli universities in the Middle East, calling them “legitimate targets” on Sunday. The threat followed reported U.S.-led attacks on two Iranian universities, according to Inside Higher Ed. “The reckless rulers of the White House should know that from now on… Source
VCU’s Qatar campus now considered ‘legitimate target’ by Iranian military
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- As the United States and its allies enter week five of war in Iran, the Iranian military now considers all American universities with campuses in the Middle East as “legitimate targets," including Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). VCU’s satellite campus in Qatar is one of more than a dozen in the region, including Georgetown University, New York University and Carnegie Melon. This comes after US-Israeli strikes hit…
Georgetown’s Qatar campus remains closed as Iran threatens US schools in region
(OSV News) — A Catholic university in Qatar has closed its building as war in the Middle East continues — with the Iranian regime now explicitly naming American universities as “legitimate targets” in retaliation for strikes on two schools in Iran. Georgetown University in Qatar, located in Doha, said in a March 30 statement that its building would “remain closed and inaccessible until further notice.” Campus decisions made ‘on ongoing basis’ Th…
Iran threatens US, Israel-linked universities across Middle East
Iran threatens US, Israel-linked universities across Middle East. According to Rudaw media, the IRGC threatened that all Israeli and US-tied universities in the region have been deemed “legitimate targets” in the ongoing war. The post Iran threatens US Israel-linked universities across Middle East appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
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