How US, Israel are waging a war on Iranian culture, education
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According to Iranian officials, the US and Israel are deliberately targeting Iranian cultural and educational sites in their ongoing war, seeking to erase Iranian identity. Since the war began on February 28, at least 56 heritage sites, 30 universities, and 55 libraries have been damaged. The attacks began with a strike on an elementary girls’ school in Minab, killing 170 people, an attack allegedly carried out by the US. Other universities, including the Iran University of Science and Technology and a university in Isfahan, have also been targeted, resulting in staff injuries. Iran's Minister of Culture and Tourism has described the destruction as a deliberate attack on Iranian identity.
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AI-ExtractedReza Salehi Amiri described the destruction during the US-Israel war on Iran as a “deliberate and conscious attack” on Iranian identity.
The war on Iran began on February 28 with a strike on an elementary girls’ school, Shajareh Tayyebeh, in the city of Minab in southern Iran.
At least 170 people, most of them girls aged between seven and 12 years, were killed when the missiles struck the school.
The US-Israel war on Iran has resulted in the widespread destruction of its cultural heritage sites, educational institutions and science and research centres.
At least 56 heritage sites, 30 universities and 55 libraries have been damaged so far, according to local media reports.
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