Video footage obtained by Independent Persian shows the main building of Police Station 140 in Baghe Feiz, western Tehran, completely destroyed. The blast collapsed the roof and upper floors, leaving only concrete columns standing, and damaged the surrounding compound.
The attack was part of a broader wave of strikes targeting police facilities in Tehran. Over the past three days, at least 11 other police stations were also hit by missiles and completely destroyed, including stations in Abbasabad, Baharestan, and Bazaar-15 Khordad.
For many protesters, the Baghe Feiz station was a centre of violent arrests. A 32-year-old man detained during protests in January 2026 said he was taken there and beaten so badly that he still cannot walk properly. He was denied medical care, a lawyer, or contact with his family.
A 27-year-old woman, Paria, recalled being arrested in 2020 for 'improper hijab' and taken to the same station. She described being insulted, pushed, and humiliated by officers, and said her father was also humiliated when he came to secure her release. She called the station a 'torture chamber'.
A 45-year-old man arrested in 2008 for possessing a bottle of alcohol said officers treated residents of Punak 'violently and with humiliation'. He reported seeing officers from the station open fire on civilians during protests in January, using pellet rounds and live ammunition, blinding some and killing dozens.
Independent Persian has previously reported on torture, deaths in custody, and secret executions in Iranian police stations. Many families say these stations were the first place they searched for detained relatives, with some never returning.
