Iran’s Jews caught in crossfire of regime’s propaganda war

After Israeli strikes on Iran’s military sites, Tehran aired antisemitic propaganda and arrested dozens of Jews, spotlighting the regime’s repression of its vulnerable Jewish minority.

Jonathan Harounoff, Israel’s international spokesperson to the United Nations, is the author of "Unveiled: Inside Iran’s #WomanLifeFreedom Revolt," out in August 2025. He is also an alumnus of the Universities of Cambridge, Harvard, and Columbia Journalism School. 

The message was clear, projecting defiance after the regime’s military and nuclear apparatus were dealt a humiliating blow by Israel, while also carrying a more ominous signal to Iran’s Jewish population.