NEW : EU recently imposed sanctions on one of the academics attacked in Tehran . The wounded professor was cited in a EU resolution as a nuclear scientist . Both of the professors targeted on Monday were members of the Basij , Iran 's volunteer paramilitary group , the news agency said . A nuclear scientist was killed in Iran in January . Professors attacked also were members of volunteer paramilitary .
NEW : EU recently imposed sanctions on one of the academics attacked in Tehran . The wounded professor was cited in a EU resolution as a nuclear scientist . A nuclear scientist was killed in Iran in January . Professors attacked also were members of volunteer paramilitary .