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Iran threatens to attack American universities in Middle East amid escalating conflict
Iran threatens attacks on U.S. officials and campuses in Lebanon, Qatar, and UAE while U.S. deploys thousands of troops amid escalating regional conflict and oil disruptions.
- Iran threatened to attack American officials and targets in the Middle East on Monday, with parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf warning Iranian forces were "waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire."
- The war, now in its fifth week, has brought oil shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill, with Brent crude oil prices topping $116 a barrel Monday morning, up from over $70 when the conflict began February 28.
- American universities with campuses in Lebanon, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are moving classes online or closing, citing concerns they could become targets following Israeli airstrikes on Iranian universities.
- Pakistan announced it would host U.S.-Iran talks in the "coming days," while Trump claimed negotiations are going well and officials would allow 20 ships through the Strait of Hormuz beginning Monday, though Iran denies meetings are occurring.
- U.S. Central Command reported 2,500 Marines arrived in the region over the weekend, while Trump is sending at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne and floated the possibility of American forces seizing Iran's Kharg Island.
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Georgetown's Qatar campus remains closed as Iran threatens US schools in region
A Catholic university in Qatar has closed its buildings as war in the Middle East continues — with the Iranian regime now explicitly naming American universities as “legitimate targets” in retaliation for strikes on two schools in Iran. Georgetown University in Qatar, located in Doha, said in a March 30 statement that its building would “remain closed and inaccessible until further notice.” The school said it would “continue to operate online fo…
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