Iranian Universities See Military Deployment Amid Escalating Student Protests
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Iranian Universities Rocked by Protests as Armed Forces Deploy, Nuclear Talks Loom
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Firstpost•24-02-2026, 23:02
Iranian Universities Rocked by Protests as Armed Forces Deploy, Nuclear Talks Loom
•Plainclothes police and armed security personnel deployed across Iranian universities to quell student protests against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
•Clashes reported on multiple campuses, including Tehran’s University of Science and Technology, with videos showing scuffles between students and Basij militia.
•Students barred from entry, in-person classes closed, and 80% of universities operating online, a move critics say aims to curb dissent.
•Students chanted slogans like “We fight, we die, we take back Iran” and “Political prisoners must be freed,” directly criticizing the leadership.
•The unrest casts a shadow over nuclear talks in Geneva, with Iran’s attorney general calling for decisive action against demonstrators.