Tehran, May 1 -- As tensions involving Iran, the United States and Israel persist, members of Iran's Jewish community have reaffirmed their national identity, emphasising their connection to the country.

In a video shared on Instagram by documentary director Sayyed Mohammad Hoseini, members of the Jewish community in Shiraz spoke of their sense of belonging, placing national identity above religious identity. "Before being Jewish, we are Iranian first," one member said.

"We are Iranian Jews, not Jewish Iranians. We have a 2,500-year-old history. Our path is separate from the Zionists," another community member said, underscoring the group's long-standing presence in the country. Others described their lives as integrated within Iranian ...