IRGC ultimatum: condemn university strikes by Monday noon or Gulf US campuses will be hit

The IRGC issued a statement warning that if the US government did not condemn the bombing of Iranian universities in an official statement by noon on Monday March 30 (Tehran time, ~08:30 Stockholm), the Revolutionary Guard would target US and Israeli universities in the region. The statement followed IDF/US strikes on Isfahan University of Technology (struck twice) and other Iranian academic facilities. The IRGC named the American University of Beirut and similar regional campuses as legitimate targets. In response, the American University of Beirut (AUB) announced on March 29 that it would operate fully online on Monday March 30 and Tuesday March 31, with only essential personnel on campus. AUB President Fadlo Khouri stated: 'At this time, we have no evidence of direct threats against our university, its campuses or medical centres. At the same time, out of an abundance of caution, we will operate fully online.' The deadline approaches at 08:30 Stockholm time March 30. No US official condemnation of Iranian university strikes has been issued at time of this update.