Sharif University Sustains Damage Following U.S.-Israeli Attack
WANA (Apr 06) – The President of Sharif University of Technology has confirmed that the institution sustained material damage following an attack by American and Israeli forces.
In a video message sent from the site of the incident, University President Masoud Tajrishi stated, “This morning, the enemy launched an attack on one of the university buildings, which unfortunately resulted in damages.”
According to initial reports, there were no fatalities in the strike.
Attack Targets National AI Infrastructure at Sharif University
According to the latest reports, recent strikes on Sharif University of Technology have targeted the institution’s data center, which serves as the core infrastructure for Iran’s national artificial intelligence platform.
Sharif University Sustains Damage Following U.S.-Israeli Attack on Apr 06, 2026. Social media/ WANA News Agency
The facility acted as the primary hub for the country’s AI services, supporting thousands of integrated systems and research projects. Iran’s national AI platform was officially unveiled in early 2025, following an announcement by the Vice President for Science and Technology in late 2025 that all domestic artificial intelligence projects had been successfully linked to this centralized infrastructure.
Reacting to the incident, Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref condemned the attack in a post on his X account, describing the use of bunker-buster bombs against an educational institution as a “symbol of Trump’s madness and ignorance.”
“He does not understand that Iranian knowledge is not contained in concrete to be destroyed by bombs; the true fortress is the will of our professors and elites,” Aref wrote.
He further emphasized that no act of brutality in history has been able to strip Iranians of science, concluding that “science is rooted in our souls and this stronghold is indestructible.”
Sharif University Sustains Damage Following U.S.-Israeli Attack on Apr 06, 2026. Social media/ WANA News Agency
