Tehran threatens to target US universities in the region

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have threatened to target U.S. university campuses in the Middle East unless the U.S. formally condemns recent strikes on Iranian universities. The threat comes after overnight explosions struck Tehran and U.S.-Israeli strikes killed five people in Bandar Khamir near the Strait of Hormuz, with Iranian officials reporting nearly 2,000 deaths since the start of the broader conflict. Iran has escalated regional tensions by attacking infrastructure across the Gulf, hitting aluminum plants in Bahrain and the UAE that it claims have U.S. military connections. The threat to American academic institutions marks a significant expansion of Iran's retaliation beyond military and infrastructure targets. The standoff reflects the deepening crisis between Tehran and Washington amid the ongoing Israeli-Iranian confrontation.