Tehran’s Jewish Hostages? Dozens Detained, Then Paraded in Uniform at Regime Rally

A few days after the end of the war in Iran, reports are coming in from around the world in the last 24 hours about arrests among the communities in Iran on suspicion of collaboration with Israel.

In several reported cases, Jews who have lived in Iran for many years have been taken into custody - sometimes even several members of the same family - along with the confiscation of their mobile phones and laptops, all under suspicion of collaborating with Israeli entities or supporting them.

According to reports, prominent rabbinical figures and respected members of the community have also been arrested and detained by the regime, and several families are considered missing.

It should be noted that just yesterday, Thursday, the Chief Rabbi of Iran, Rabbi Yehuda Grami, held a special ceremony in which he praised and glorified the Iranian regime.

Veteran journalist Roi Kais explains, "As far as [we know], dozens of Jews have been detained for investigation due to expressions of opposition to the regime, voicing support for Israel on social media, or maintaining contact with relatives in Israel during the conflict between the two countries. Unusually, in the past 24 hours, soldiers from the Jewish community were seen in uniform at a regime-support rally of the Jewish community in Tehran."

Amid rising tensions following the Israel-Iran conflict, members of Iran’s Jewish community are increasingly fearful they may become targets of government retaliation. In a message shared with Tzap Magazine via Telegram, a Jewish resident in Iran, whose identity is being withheld for security reasons, warned that despite expressing public support for the Iranian state and avoiding any association with Israel, Jews in the country fear they will be blamed for the regime's setbacks.

“The Jews here are afraid,” the message read. “They’ve done everything to show loyalty to Iran, but the concern is that the authorities will take out their anger on us, without any justification.”

The message was sent anonymously due to fears of regime surveillance and possible arrest. The Tzap editorial team compared the situation to an imagined scenario in which Israeli authorities indiscriminately arrested Muslims on suspicion of aiding enemy forces.

The message ends with a call for Israeli authorities and the international community to remain alert. “If the regime begins accusing Jews of anti-government activity, it could carry deadly consequences, including capital punishment.”