Families of prisoners in Tehran's Evin Prison have been sharing accounts from their loved ones after a strike by the Israel Defense Forces on Monday damaged parts of the prison. While the Monday strike was described in some reports as "symbolic,

Israel targeted Evin prison in Tehran on Monday, one of the most potent symbols of Iran's governing system, in what Israel called the most intense bombing yet of the Iranian capital, a day after the United States joined the war by blasting nuclear sites.

A coordinated series of strikes caused significant damage across Tehran, with video footage capturing the dramatic impact at Evin Prison's entrance gate.