Iranian media today show the relatively minor damage done to the Mordechai and Esther tomb complex, but opposition media have revealed evidence suggestive of an anti-Semitic attack

• A Suleimani portrait marking the tomb of Mordechai and Esther in Iran

Iranian government news agency "Irena" today released a series of photos and videos from the Mordechai and Esther tomb, Iran's most important Jewish site, set on fire last week. 

In the Iranian media, the place is seen with only signs of fire and minor damage. The regime's media outlets filmed a delegation of Iranian Jews arriving on the scene stating that no damage to the building or the holy site was done. The media affiliated with the regime did not mention that the place was set on fire but it was alleged that a fire had taken place there. 

But among the pictures taken by government media outlets, an opposition activist was able to find a portrait of Revolutionary Guards Qods Force commander Kassem Suleimani, who was sprayed on the scene. Opposition media outlets say the graffiti may be related to the arson action carried out on the spot. 

Radio Fareda, a Persian-language radio broadcasting from the United States, reported the entire attack took place on Thursday, May 14, the foreign date of the establishment of the State of Israel, raising the suspicion of anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic action.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center quickly condemned the act and published a lengthy news release that read: "Historically, Muslims have defended holy sites for Judaism in Persia and Morocco but all that changed after the rise of the Ayatollah regime and its terrorist loyalists.

The tomb of Mordechai and Esther is, according to tradition, the burial place of the Jewish Mordechai and Esther mentioned in the Book of Esther. The place has been a pilgrimage site for Jews for years and is located in the Medan city west of the Tehran capital.