Overview
- Iran’s roughly 15,000 Jews are keeping a low profile, with sources describing efforts to avoid public gatherings and attention.
- Community sources say all weddings and large celebrations have been canceled during the current attacks on Iran.
- Jewish organizations and contacts abroad urge outsiders — particularly Israelis — not to reach out to Jews inside Iran, warning such outreach could put them at risk.
- Those tracking the situation report no unusual escalation in state treatment of Jews so far.
- Homayoun Sameh, the Jewish lawmaker, issued a condolence that lauded Khamenei and attributed his killing to the “Zionist regime.”