Iranian students begin new university term with protests - Reuters

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Protesters and government security forces clashed at the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, as student activists held a commemoration for people killed during large, widespread protests across Iran in January.

Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans and scuffled with counter-protesters on Saturday in the latest display of anger at the country's clerical leaders, who also face a US military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal.

Students gathered at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran on Saturday to mark the fortieth day since those killed during the January 2026 unrest in Iran, with separate groups chanting opposing slogans, according to Fars News Agency and opposition-linked outlets.

Protests erupted at several Iranian universities, including Sharif University of Technology, Beheshti, and Amir Kabir, as students began the new semester. The demonstrations coincided with ceremonies mourning those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government unrest.

Students at several universities across Iran staged anti-government protests, marking the first demonstrations on this scale since last month’s deadly crackdown. Hundreds of students marched on the campus of the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran at the start of the new semester, with some clashes later seen between protesters and pro-government supporters.

Students held protests at several Iranian universities at the start of a new semester, coinciding with ceremonies mourning those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations.

Students held protests at several Iranian universities at the start of a new semester, coinciding with ceremonies mourning those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations.

Students at multiple Iranian universities protested at the start of the new semester, some clashing with pro-government groups, coinciding with ceremonies mourning those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations.

Students held protests at several Iranian universities at the start of a new semester, coinciding with ceremonies mourning those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations.

Students at several Iranian universities protested at the start of the new semester, coinciding with ceremonies mourning those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations.

Students held protests at several Iranian universities at the start of a new semester, some clashing with pro-government groups, coinciding with ceremonies mourning those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations.

Students held protests at several Iranian universities at the start of a new semester, some clashing with pro-government groups, coinciding with ceremonies mourning those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations.

Students at several Iranian universities, including Sharif University of Technology, Beheshti, and Amir Kabir, held protests at the start of the new semester, some clashing with pro-government groups. The protests coincided with ceremonies mourning those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations.

Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans and scuffled with counter-protesters on the first day of the new academic term, with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reportedly preparing for assassination scenarios and naming multiple layers of successors for key military and political posts.

Students at several Iranian universities, including Sharif University of Technology, Beheshti, and Amir Kabir, held protests at the start of the new semester, some clashing with pro-government groups. The protests coincided with ceremonies mourning those killed by security forces during last month's anti-government demonstrations.

Students at several Iranian universities staged anti-government protests at the start of the new academic term, with some demonstrations leading to clashes between anti-regime and pro-government groups. The rallies come weeks after the deadliest unrest in Iran since 1979 and amid escalating tensions with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program.