Israel attacked Evin’s arrest in Tehran on Monday, one of the most powerful symbols of the Iran’s government system, in what Israel called the most intense bombing ever held in the Iranian capital, a day after the United States joined the war, attacking Iranian nuclear facilities.
Iran repeated previous threats of retaliation against the United States. But it had not yet done that significantly, more than 24 hours after US bombers launched bombs on their underground nuclear facilities, while US President Donald Trump was openly thought of overthrowing the Iranian government.
Petroleum prices barely moved on the first day of negotiation after the US entered the war, suggesting that operators doubt Iran would follow the threats of interrupting the gulf oil supply.
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Iran’s Judiciary Mizan news agency confirmed that the arrest was hit. She said part of the building was damaged, but the situation was under control.
A video posted by Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar showed an explosion in a building with a sign by identifying it as the entrance of Evin’s prison in northern Tehran, and the words accompanying him: “Viva La Libertad!” – In Spanish, it means “Live Freedom” Reuters could not immediately check the video.
Evin has been the main prison to house political detainees and security prisoners, especially since the 1979 revolution in Iran, and the place of executions that remain powerful symbols for opposition. This is where several high -level foreign prisoners are also maintained.
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Israel’s Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, made it clear that Israel was no longer limiting his attacks on the declared initial targets, such as the Iran’s nuclear program and missiles, and that he would pursue Tehran’s government’s ability to maintain power.
“IDF are currently attacking, with unprecedented force, targets of the regime and government repression bodies in the heart of Tehran,” he said in a statement.
There were conflicting reports in the Iranian media on the total extension of attacks on Tehran, a city of 10 million inhabitants from which much of the population fled after 10 days of bombing.
Tasnim news agency reported an attack on an electricity feeding station in the Evin neighborhood. The Energy Company Tavanir reported that some areas of the capital suffered electricity cuts.
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The Iran Student News Network reported that Shahid Beheshti University, one of Tehran’s leading universities, had also been hit. The University’s Public Relations Office denied the fact.
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Since Trump joined the Israeli campaign, launching huge bunker -destroying bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday morning, Iran has repeatedly retaliated.
But although he continued to shoot missiles against Israel, he has not yet taken action on the United States, is firing against US bases or targeting the 20% of global oil loads that pass near his coast in the Persian Gulf.
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“Mr. Trump, the player, you may start this war, but we will finish it,” said Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesman for the Central Military Headquarters Khatam Al-Anbiya of Iran on Monday, in a recorded video statement.
Trump’s government has repeatedly said that its goal is just to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, not start a wider war. But in a social networking publication on Sunday, Trump spoke of overthrowing the clerical row rulers who have been Washington’s main enemies in the Middle East since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
“It is not politically correct to use the term ‘regime change’, but if the current Iranian regime is not able to make the big Iran again, why would there be no change of regime? Miga !!!”, he wrote.
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Experts who analyzed commercial satellite images said it seemed that the US attack had seriously damaged the site of the Iranian nuclear power plant built inside a mountain.
“Monumental damage was caused to all Iran’s nuclear facilities,” Trump wrote.
