Iran government warns students against flag burning in protests

Sharif University of Technology said a cyber attack briefly restored its website to the name “Aryamehr,” the title the institution held before the 1979 revolution.

Established in 1966 under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi as Aryamehr University of Technology, the university later changed its name to Sharif University of Technology. Images shared online showed the old name and logo displayed on the homepage late on Monday before the site went offline.

The university’s public relations office said technical teams worked to resolve the issue, and the website was later restored. Some students said protest messages were sent through the university’s online system and that a group of students took responsibility.

An Iranian transit workers’ group called for unity among different factions against the government’s “crackdown and massacre” in a statement on Tuesday.

The Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company said protecting the lives and livelihoods of workers and their families must be the top priority in the current situation.

It said any major social or political change should begin with defending freedom, equality, living standards, human dignity and workers’ right to independent organization.

The syndicate urged labor, student and women’s organizations to take clear positions and coordinate together so that decades of social struggle are not undermined or exploited.

Four people were killed when an Iranian army helicopter crashed on Tuesday in Khomeinishahr near Isfahan, the city’s fire and safety services said.

The dead were said to include the pilot and co-pilot as well as two market stall workers at a fruit and vegetable market, where the helicopter crashed.

US Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday that Iran should seize the opportunity to reach a deal, but all options for President Donald Trump remain on the table.

“Iran should make a deal. Iran has an opportunity to make a deal. That's the outcome the President would prefer. Our job is to provide options, and we will have options for the President,” Hegseth said. “Still everything is on the table. It's the president's decision. We're here to help ensure that a deal is made. And I think Iran would be wise to make a good deal.”

US President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with constraints on using military force against Iran, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter who spoke to CBS News on Monday.

Military planners have advised that any strike on Tehran’s assets would likely not deliver a decisive, one-off blow and could instead escalate into a wider, protracted conflict in the Middle East, the report said.

CBS News cited sources as saying that internal discussions have focused on the risks of retaliation and the possibility that limited strikes would fail to significantly degrade Iran’s capabilities, potentially drawing the United States into a broader regional confrontation.