Big news you missed: Israel blows up gate to Iran's notorious Evin Prison to free Khamenei's critics
Israeli forces targeted Tehran's Evin Prison, notorious for housing political prisoners, with a missile strike aimed at breaching its metal gates. The attack, confirmed by the IDF, is part of a broader effort to strike at the Iranian regime's power centers. Concerns are mounting for the safety of inmates as tensions escalate between Israel and Iran.
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Israeli forces targeted the infamous Evin Prison in Tehran, blowing up the metal gates in what appears to be a bold attempt to free some of Iran's most outspoken critics of the regime, as per a report.A drone was used by Israel to attack the metal gates of the jail, which is notorious for shackling political prisoners, journalists and even Brits on bogus charges, as reported by The US Sun.ALSO READ: Aurora Borealis forecast: Northern Lights to light up skies in US this week - to be visible in these states today According to footage and videos seen by The US Sun, a missile was seen shooting directly into the gate, which sent the mangled pieces of metal flying. As per a Mint report, the video, which later went viral, was first released by Iran's IRIB state broadcaster, which showed rescue workers combing flattened wreckage of Evin prison and was carrying a wounded man on a stretcher.ALSO READ: Military officials feared Trump would leak Iran strike — so they faked him out with decoy plans The Mint report cited a Mizan news outlet, which mentioned that Iran's judiciary has asked for urgent action to be taken to protect the health and safety of Evin Prison's inmates.A US-based Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran expressed concern about the condition of prisoners there, saying, 'Many families of current detainees have expressed deep concern about the safety and condition of their loved ones held inside the prison,' as quoted in The Sydney Morning Herald report.ALSO READ: NYC Primary 2025: Who will win the NYC mayoral primary? Millions bet live on Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo in tight mayoral race This comes amid the ongoing war between Israel and Iran, while Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has also repeatedly urged for Iran's people to rise up against the regime, as per The US Sun report.Israel's attempt to burst open the jail might be a potential attempt to return anti-Ayatollah activists to the streets of Iran, according to the report.However, it is not known yet whether any inmates were able to escape because of the rocket blast, reported The US Sun.While the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) acknowledged the strike, saying, "Following orders from PM Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz, the IDF is striking regime and security targets in central Tehran — including the Basij HQ, Evin Prison, the 'Israel destruction clock', IRGC internal security HQs, and more," as quoted in the report.A drone launched a missile directly into the metal front gates of the prison, according to videos and Israeli military sources, as per the report.Footage showed a missile slamming into the prison gate, an explosion, and later scenes of wounded being carried out by rescue teams, as per the report.
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