'Heartbreaking': Iranian scientists on losing labs, libraries and liberty

Sharif University of Technology after it was bombed on 7 April 2026. Credit: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Bombs dropped by the United States and Israel on Iran have damaged some 30 universities since war began on 28 February, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society. In an open letter to United Nations officials and the governments of parties to the conflict, more than 1,400 international scholars have signed a statement condemning the bombing of civilian academic, health and research …