Iran loses one of its oldest synagogues in US-Israeli missile attack

The Zionist regime, which calls itself a Jewish state, showed by attacking this site that it has a problem with all Iranians — it makes no distinction between Jews and Muslims.

These are the words of a Mehr News Agency presenter whilst reporting on the recent US-Israeli occupation missile attack on a Jewish synagogue in central Tehran.

The Rafi Niya synagogue, located in a residential area near Palestine Square, was one of the oldest synagogues in Iran. It was totally destroyed in the targeted attack and nearby buildings were “severely damaged”.

According to Homayoun Sameyeh Najafabadi, the Jewish community’s representative in the Iranian Parliament,  the Torah scrolls that were kept in the synagogue have also been destroyed and “remain buried under the rubble”.

Iran synagogue hit during one of the holiest festivals

Talking about the criminal Zionist regime, Najafabadi said it targeted a synagogue belonging to the Iranian Jewish community during the days of Passover “in light of the community’s firm stance in condemning the regime’s actions and its anti-Zionist positions”.

Talking of the total absence of “Israel’s” religious and moral values, he added:

The Zionists merely use Judaism as a pretext to legitimise their actions. All Jews around the world are fully aware of this truth.

Another X user commented:

The US and Israeli occupation attacks on Iran have left a trail of destruction that includes not only military targets but also oil depots and infrastructure. The atmosphere in the capital was marked by smoke, blocked roads and widespread panic, with rescue teams scrambling to respond. These events triggered protests among Iranians who see the unlawful aggression against their sovereignty.

Unlawful aggression against Iran’s sovereignty

The attacks violate Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state. Because the attacks were not authorised by the UN Security Council, they are also acts of aggression.

The targeting of oil depots, nuclear facilities and residential areas also raises questions under international humanitarian law, especially when it comes to proportionality and the obligation to distinguish between military and civilian objects. The principle of proportionality prohibits attacks where civilian casualties and damage to civilian property are expected to be excessive in relation to the military advantage anticipated.

Although “Israel” and the US have framed their attacks on Iran as self-defence, they have ulterior motives. They have claimed Iran’s nuclear programme and missile capabilities posed an “existential threat” yet on 28 February — the day Omani mediators announced that Iran had not only agreed to allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors full access to its nuclear sites but also dramatically curbed its nuclear programme — their attacks began.

On 2 April, Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, called on the American people to reconsider their views of his country — one which, in modern history, has “consistently avoided aggression, expansionism, and domination”.

Iran has not started a war in more than two centuries unlike “Israel” or the US, who are the real terrorists.

Featured image via Press TV