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The president of the University of Tehran says sanctions have led to unprecedented isolation for Iranian academia.Mohammad Hossein Omid told the Mehr news agency that Iran had lived under sanctions since the revolution but was now “in the most severe situation we are in”.“Even our friends are not publishing their articles in many journals, and we have also encountered problems in many international contracts,” he said.He added that Iranians would seek partners in countries where cooperation remained possible.Mehr reported last week that ETS, which administers the TOEFL and GRE standardised exams, suspended both tests in Iran in compliance with US education sanctions, creating an obstacle for Iranian students hoping to study abroad.Seyyed Mehdi Abtahi, Iranian deputy science minister for research, called the measure “a sanction against science, not a country”, and said a package of policies in response would be announced soon.