Iran Has Already Begun to Infiltrate Higher Education in the West

Reports that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has begun infiltrating universities in the United Kingdom have led close observers to speculate whether U.S. universities could be next.

Unfortunately, there is already evidence that the IRGC has gained a foothold in critical research departments at multiple American, Canadian, European, and Australian universities. In fact, the flow of knowledge and expertise from Western universities to Iranian institutions is so robust that Tehran has reportedly given its military — and, by extension, the IRGC — “maximum” access to Iranian professors, researchers, and students. Yet, there appear to be no signs of concern on college campuses.