Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on the village of Taybeh in southern Lebanon as seen from nearby Marjeyoun on March 10, 2026. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of the Iranian supreme leader during US-Israeli strikes on February 28. Iran’s Minister of Science, Hossein Simayi Sarraf, said the country’s educational infrastructure had been severely impacted, alleging that at least 30 universities were hit in the strikes. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Araghchi said the facility had been bombed four times by what he called a U.S.-Israeli alliance. Humanitarian organisations say the situation remains critical, as efforts continue to respond to the growing number of casualties amid sustained bombardments across Iranian territory.

Source: Punch April 04, 2026 17:12 UTC