00:27Tehran is on edge tonight.
00:29One of Iran's most prestigious institutions, Sharif University of Technology, has turned
00:35into a battleground.
00:36What began as a memorial gathering has erupted into violent confrontations between anti-regime
00:43students and the Islamic Republic's besieged militias.
00:47Sharif isn't just any university.
00:49Often called Iran's MIT, it represents the country's academic elite, the future engineers,
00:56scientists, and innovators, and now its campus is the scene of chaos.
01:01The unrest began during a 40th-day memorial for victims killed in the latest wave of nationwide
01:07anti-government protests.
01:09In Iran, the 40-day mark carries deep symbolic weight.
01:13Students gathered to mourn, but also to send a message.
01:17And that message was unmistakable.
01:20Videos circulating online show crowds chanting, death to the dictator, death to Khamani.
01:26We swear by the blood of our comrades, we will stand to the end.
01:30This is the last battle, Pahlavi will return.
01:33The slogans weren't just reformist.
01:36Many were openly calling for the end of the Islamic Republic and even the restoration of
01:41monarchy under Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah.
01:45Then came the response.
01:47Besieged militia members, a volunteer paramilitary force loyal to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard
01:54Corps, reportedly entered or surrounded the campus.
01:58Witnesses described confrontations escalating quickly, pushing, shouting, students throwing
02:03stones, militia members charging into crowds.
02:06Some accounts describe running battles across parts of the campus, particularly near entrances
02:12and main gathering areas.
02:14Videos show students yelling Besiege, get lost, and shameless as they faced off against
02:19regime loyalists.
02:21State-affiliated sources claim some Besiege members were injured.
02:25Student groups report injuries among protesters.
02:28The exact numbers remain unclear, as independent verification inside Iran is extremely difficult
02:34due to media restrictions.
02:36But what is clear is this.
02:39The campus atmosphere turned explosive.
02:41And Sharif wasn't alone.
02:43Similar rallies were reported at the University of Tehran, Amir Kabir University, Khaji Nasir
02:49University, and the Iran University of Science and Technology.
02:53In Mashhad, students at Ferdowsi University also gathered in defiance.
02:59Security was tightened at multiple campuses.
03:01Student newsletters claimed Besiege members coordinated with security forces to identify
03:06participants and build cases against them.
03:09This isn't happening in isolation.
03:11Iran has been gripped with renewed unrest since January.
03:15Economic hardship, political repression, and anger over violent crackdowns have reignited
03:21student activism, historically one of the most powerful forces in Iranian political change.
03:26Meanwhile, the broader geopolitical climate is tense.
03:31U.S.-Iran tensions are high, military movements are increasing in the region.
03:36The regime appears deeply concerned about both internal dissent and external pressure.
03:41And that may explain the rapid deployment of Besiege forces.
03:46When elite universities erupt, when students chant openly for regime change, when militias enter
03:52campuses, it signals more than unrest.
04:07Organized
04:08Subscribe to One India, and never miss an update.
04:12Download the One India app now.
04:14And
04:16It's
