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by argentier 264 days ago
Untrue. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Jews

There are between 300 and 350 thousand Jews living in Iran. I presume the other numbers are similarly nonsensical.
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judahmeek 264 days ago
Total population

  300,000–350,000 (est.)
Regions with significant populations

  Israel 200,000[1]–250,000[2]
  United States 60,000–80,000[1]
  Iran 9,100[3]
  Canada 1,000
  Australia ~740
Yeah, you misread this badly.

There are 300~350 thousand Jews from Iran, but only 9,100 are estimated to still live there.

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lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 264 days ago
To be maximally fair to their argument, I think it is good to point out (not that it's the point that was made but that it's a good point to make) that 9,100 is a distinct departure from 0 when there are other numbers in the tens and hundreds. It's worth questioning the disparity and whether it's indicative of incorrect or misinterpreted data.
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tamirzb 264 days ago
Not sure why I decided to comment specifically on what you posted given the fact that there are various levels of misinformation going on in this thread, but I guess yours is the most blunt.

Anyway read the article you linked to again, you completely misread it.

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