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Wars dismantle the institutions that sustain knowledge. Recent hostilities in the Middle East have damaged Iranian universities, laboratories, schools and cultural and medical centres (Nature 653, 338–339; 2026). Attacks on education are rising worldwide, from Gaza and Iran to Sudan, Ukraine and Myanmar.
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01603-8
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