Iranian Jews have denounced the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh under pressure from the country’s oppressive regime, an expert on Iranian Jews told the Jerusalem Post. 

Beni Sabti, a leading expert on the 9,000 Jews remaining in Iran, said the community’s criticism of the killing of the Hamas military leader is inspired by the fear they experience of being punished for an assassination reportedly carried out by Israel.

The letter by the Iranian Jewish community shows the signs of the pressure they face and includes the sentence, “The Zionists killed him in Tehran.”