"The head of Iran's top science and engineering university believes that the United States and Israel are targeting symbols of Iran's progress as a nation, and not merely hitting the governing establishment."
"We believe the reason the enemy targeted these buildings and destroyed the entire infrastructure is that it did not want us to achieve AI technology, university President Masoud Tajrishi said."
"No country had been prepared to provide Iran with the knowledge and know-how to work on AI technology due to US sanctions and competitive advantages, so all of the research was done domestically."
"The US and Israel have not provided an official reason for targeting Iran's main higher education hubs or cultural heritage sites, which are considered civilian infrastructure."
Iran's top science and engineering university was bombed, damaging critical infrastructure, including an AI center. University President Masoud Tajrishi stated that the attacks aim to hinder Iran's technological progress. He emphasized that the university had been developing AI models in Persian for two years. Despite US sanctions limiting access to knowledge, all research was conducted domestically. No casualties occurred at the university due to online classes, but the ongoing war has resulted in over 2,000 deaths. The US and Israel have not explained their targeting of educational and cultural sites.
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