I Was a Prisoner in Iran. I’ve Seen the US Meddle in the Region for Decades: THE LONG WAR ON IRAN

"On June 23, 2025, amid the horrors of another imposed war on Iran, I had the uncanny experience of watching the news from my home in New York City when the Israeli forces bombed Evin Prison in northern Tehran. What I feared more than forty years ago had finally happened. How perplexing that I felt that my home was attacked. That visceral reaction stayed with me for several days. As the news continued to come out, we learned that seventy-nine people were killed, most of whom were prison employees, including social workers and legal staff, as well as many people who were there to visit their imprisoned loved ones. The news also came out that, rather than running away, many prisoners rushed toward where the bombs had landed to rescue those under the rubble, among them, a number of interrogators, staff of the prosecutor’s office, and medical staff at the infirmary."

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