Iran says US, Israel belong in Stone Age after Tehran university strike
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“A civilised government never targets institutions of knowledge.”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm the claim about Iran's minister of science making this statement. The claim appears to be unverifiable due to lack of corroboration.
“Iran’s minister of science said the US and Israel are the ones that belong in the Stone Age following an attack on Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University.”
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While Wikipedia confirms an attack on Shahid Beheshti University during the 2026 Iran war, none of the sources explicitly mention Iran's minister of science stating that the US and Israel belong in the Stone Age. The claim lacks direct corroboration.
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— Iran and Israel have not maintained a formal diplomatic relationship with each other since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict has grown to large…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_relations
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
“Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi visited the site to see the damage.”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Al Jazeera's Tohid Asadi visiting the site. The claim remains unverified due to lack of corroboration.
“An attack on Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University occurred prior to 4 April 2026.”
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Wikipedia's '2026 Iran war' entry explicitly states that the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran, including strikes on Shahid Beheshti University, on 28 February 2026—prior to 4 April 2026. This directly confirms the claim.
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— Shahid Beheshti University is a public research university located in Tehran, Iran. Founded in 1960 as the National University of Iran, it has 3 campuses, 19 faculties, 10 research institutes and 9 re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Beheshti_University
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Beheshti_University
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— Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS, Persian: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی-درمانی شهيد بهشتی, Danushgah-e 'lum-e Pezeshki-ye vâ Xedâmat-e Behedashti - Dârmani-ye Shihid Behesht…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Beheshti_University_of_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Beheshti_University_of_…
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— Zeinab Soleimani (Persian: زینب سلیمانی; born 1991) is an Iranian political activist who manages the Qasem Soleimani Foundation International. She is the youngest daughter of Qasem Soleimani, the form…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeinab_Soleimani
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeinab_Soleimani
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