WANA (Oct 17) – Iran’s Minister of Science, Dr. Hossein Simayi Sarraf, announced that the government will provide financial support to cover legal expenses for defending Sharif University of Technology in international forums in order to remove the university from the sanctions list.

 

In an interview, Dr. Simayi Sarraf described the sanctions imposed on Iranian universities by Western countries as unjust, stating, “Even if commercial and economic sanctions are considered acceptable, according to UNESCO recommendations, the fields of science and technology must not be subject to sanctions. Therefore, the sanctions against Sharif University of Technology and Shahid Beheshti University violate international and UNESCO regulations.”

 

He emphasized that it is the government’s duty to defend the country’s academic institutions internationally, adding: “The Ministry of Science is committed to providing the necessary financial resources for legal representation to protect Sharif University’s rights and seek the removal of these sanctions.”

 

Earlier, Dr. Masoud Tajrishi, acting president of Amirkabir University of Technology, had expressed concerns over the financial inability of the university to afford legal costs for challenging sanctions, lamenting that “the government has left Sharif University alone in these difficult circumstances.”

Shahid Beheshti University students’ graduation ceremony, Social media/ WANA News Agency