00:15A shaking story coming from Tehran.
00:19An Iranian outlet, Mer News Agency, reports that a Jewish synagogue in central Tehran
00:25has been badly damaged, possibly obliterated during overnight U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.
00:32A synagogue destroyed in the heart of the Iranian capital.
00:37According to reports, the Rafi-Niya Synagogue on Faraman Street was struck early Tuesday morning, April 7,
00:44as explosions echoed across residential neighborhoods.
00:48And the visuals coming in are stark.
00:51Rubble piled high. Walls torn apart.
00:55And scattered across the debris, Hebrew texts, Torah scrolls, sacred objects buried under concrete and dust.
01:04Iranian media describes the site as one of the most important gathering places for Khorasan Jews.
01:10Some reports suggest the synagogue was not the primary target.
01:14Instead, an adjacent residential building may have been hit.
01:18But in the tightly packed streets of central Tehran, the blast radius did the rest.
01:24Narrow lanes, dense housing, and a sacred space caught in the destruction.
01:29So far, there are no confirmed casualties inside the synagogue itself.
01:34But across Tehran and nearby areas, overnight strikes have reportedly killed between 13 to 15 people, most in residential zones.
01:44And this is where the story takes a deeper turn.
01:48Because Iran is home to the second largest Jewish population in West Asia, outside Israel.
01:55Thousands of Jews have lived here for generations, maintaining their identity, practicing their faith, and coexisting within Iranian society.
02:03A reality often overlooked, until now.
02:08Humayun Sam, a Jewish representative in Iran's parliament, has strongly condemned the strike.
02:14His words, sharp and direct.
02:16He says the Zionist regime showed no mercy, even during times of religious significance, leaving sacred texts buried under rubble.
02:26A powerful statement from within Iran's own Jewish community.
02:31Meanwhile, neither the United States nor Israel has issued a direct response to the synagogue incident.
02:37The strikes are part of a broader military campaign, targeting Iranian infrastructure and strategic assets.
02:44But Tehran is framing this differently.
02:47Iranian officials are calling this indiscriminate aggression, pointing to the synagogue damage as proof that even religious sites are not
02:55being spared.
02:55And that raises serious questions.
02:59Was this collateral damage?
03:01Or a consequence of strikes in densely populated areas?
03:05Or something more controversial?
03:07At this point, answers remain unclear.
03:10And the world watches closely.
03:12Because when places of worship become part of the battlefield, the consequences stretch far beyond the strike zone.
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