Nearly 80 killed in Israeli strike on Tehran prison

Shafaq News – Tehran

Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday released video footage showing that Israel struck Evin Prison in northern Tehran during the 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June 2025, killing 79 people.

The footage, published more than a week after the attack, shows the prison’s medical unit being hit during visiting hours. According to the ministry, the victims included staff, detainees’ family members, and civilians near the site.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei described the strike as “one of the most appalling war crimes,” and called for international condemnation of what he called “blatant violations of international humanitarian law.”

The New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran also condemned the strike, saying Israel “failed to distinguish between civilian and military targets.”

Israel has not officially responded to the footage. However, at the time of the bombing, its Defense Ministry had vowed to strike “regime sites and government repression bodies in the heart of Tehran.”