{"id":56554,"date":"2026-04-07T22:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/56554\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T22:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:39:08","slug":"iranian-officials-condemn-airstrike-on-tehran-synagogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/56554\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Officials Condemn Airstrike on Tehran Synagogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WANA (Apr 08) \u2013 Iranian officials have reacted with fierce condemnation following the destruction of the historic Rafieinia Synagogue in central Tehran, which was struck during attacks carried out by the U.S. and Israel on April 7, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, both took to social media to denounce the targeting of the Jewish house of worship, sharing images of desecrated Torah scrolls amidst the rubble.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Qalibaf: Zionism Seeks to Eradicate Authentic Religiosity<\/p>\n<p>Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf described the synagogue as a vital center for the Iranian Jewish community for decades. He laid the blame squarely on what he termed \u201cIsraeli criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZionism\u2014a supremacist ideology\u2014seeks to eradicate authentic religiosity that opposes its genocidal agenda,\u201d Qalibaf stated. His remarks framed the attack as an assault not just on infrastructure, but on the religious fabric of the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wanaen.com\/iranian-officials-condemn-airstrike-on-tehran-synagogue\/photo_2026-04-07_23-05-08\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-56444 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56444 aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"1280\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-07_23-05-08.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56444 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-07_23-05-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"1280\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\nBaghaei: Desecration During Jewish Holidays<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei characterized the incident as a \u201cdespicable war crime,\u201d noting that the attack occurred during Jewish holidays. He cited this information from Homayoun Sameyah, the representative of Iran\u2019s Jewish community in the Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAttacking this beautiful Synagogue\u2014like the attacks on mosques, churches, schools, hospitals, residential areas, and industrial infrastructure\u2014is abhorred by all Iranians,\u201d Baghaei wrote. He added that the act has only served to increase the \u201cresolve and unity\u201d of Iranians in defending their homeland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wanaen.com\/iranian-officials-condemn-airstrike-on-tehran-synagogue\/photo_2026-04-07_22-46-57\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-56445 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56445 aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"1280\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-07_22-46-57.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56445 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-07_22-46-57.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"1280\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\nEvidence of Destruction<\/p>\n<p>The officials released several photographs from the scene showing the extensive damage:<\/p>\n<p>Torah Scrolls: Images showing rescue workers and community members holding charred and torn fragments of Hebrew scriptures recovered from the debris.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Structural Ruin: Heavy machinery and excavators are working to clear the remains of the building, with damaged civilian vehicles visible in the foreground.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Community Presence: Photos capturing Jewish community members in traditional attire looking on at the smoking ruins of the sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The destruction of the Rafieinia Synagogue has sparked widespread outrage in Tehran, with officials emphasizing that the targeting of a minority religious site proves the indiscriminate nature of the \u201cUS-Israel\u201d aggression against the Iranian people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WANA (Apr 08) \u2013 Iranian officials have reacted with fierce condemnation following the destruction of the historic Rafieinia&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[34,37,8781,69,256],"class_list":{"0":"post-56554","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tehran","8":"tag-iran","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-synagogue","11":"tag-tehran","12":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116365830632734284","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}