While often carried out by proxy groups like Hezbollah, Iran has been linked to major attacks on Jews and Israelis abroad, including bombings of the Israeli Embassy and Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in the 1990s

In the wake of Israel's overnight strike on Iran, including unprecedented attacks on nuclear sites, Israeli embassies worldwide were closed on Friday, while Jewish institutions heightened security protocols and, in some cases closed, as Israel braced for possible retaliation.

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