Several Jewish merchants in Iran have had their businesses attacked, Jewish leaders there told the Associated Press. The leaders linked the attacks to the start last month of the trial of 13 Iranian Jews accused of spying for Israel. “This trial has created problems for the whole Jewish community in Iran,” one leader told AP.
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