Israel bombs Iran's notorious Evin Prison, used for hostage diplomacy

Israel bombed Iran’s notorious Evin Prison on Monday, a symbolic strike aimed at dismantling the Islamic Republic’s use of state machinery to crush dissent.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the attack, saying forces targeted Evin Prison as part of a broader series of strikes on Tehran. “This prison holds political opponents and voices of dissent,” he said.

The precision strikes damaged the heavily fortified main gate and nearby administrative buildings at the prison. Videos circulating online showed the smouldering wreckage of the prison gate.