SAEDNEWS: A delegation of 20 foreign military attachés has inspected the damage at Tehran’s Evin Prison, where an Israeli missile attack last month killed dozens and drew fierce condemnation from Iranian authorities.
According to Saed News, on July 15, 2025, military attachés representing embassies from the Netherlands, Brazil, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Oman and fifteen other nations toured the sections of Evin Prison devastated by the June 23 Israeli airstrike. Organized by Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the visit aimed to furnish firsthand evidence of what Tehran terms “state terrorism” against a non‑military detention facility housing security, political and white‑collar prisoners.
During the walkthrough, attachés viewed extensive structural damage to administrative blocks and the prison’s medical center—struck during visitation hours—where 79 people, including inmates, civilian visitors, prison staff and nearby residents, perished. Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir characterized the assault as a “full‑scale war crime,” citing its flagrant breach of international humanitarian law given Evin’s exclusively civilian function.
Delegates received detailed briefings on collateral damage to adjoining neighborhoods and assessments of wider Israeli strikes on civilian infrastructure across Iran. The Tehran government notes that, just days earlier, Israel had assassinated senior military commanders and nuclear scientists, prompting U.S. bombings of three safeguarded nuclear sites—actions Iran contends violated the UN Charter and the Nuclear Non‑Proliferation Treaty.
Following the prison strike, Tehran relocated surviving inmates to other facilities in Tehran Province. In response to the broader offensive, Iran’s armed forces launched precision counter‑strikes against targets in Israeli‑occupied territories and the al‑Udeid U.S. airbase in Qatar, declaring on June 24 that its operations had effectively deterred further aggression. Observers say the Evin visit underscores Tehran’s strategy of leveraging diplomatic channels to solidify international opposition to unilateral use of force.
