Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Ayatollah Ali KhameneiReuters

According to Catherine Perez-Shakdam, a Jewish woman who was one of the few Westerners to be granted an audience with Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran has been mapping the Jewish diaspora in order to prepare an attack on Jews if Israel attacks the Iranian nuclear facilities.

Perez-Shakdam spoke with the Jewish Chronicle and said that the plan involves identifying "key Jewish figures".

Perez-Shakdam was told that if the Israeli attack occurred, "The diaspora would have a very nasty surprise".

"He believes Netanyahu's threats, and he knows that, for now, Israel is militarily superior," Perez-Shakdam told the Jewish Chronicle.