The account was suspended early Monday morning with a brief note attached that read: “X suspends accounts that violate X Rules.” It was not immediately clear what the violation was. The social media company owned by Elon Musk did not respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.
The move came after Israel openly attacked Iran for the first time this weekend. Khamenei said in a speech on Sunday that Israel’s attacks – in response to Iran’s attacks – ballistic missile attack this month – “should not be exaggerated or downplayed,” without even calling for retaliation.
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Khamenei’s office has maintained multiple accounts of the 85-year-old supreme leader on X for years and has sent messages in a variety of languages in the past.
A second message corresponded to a speech Khamenei gave on Sunday and was posted on his English account as: “The Zionists are making a miscalculation regarding Iran. They do not know Iran. They have not yet been able to correctly understand the power, initiative and determination of the Iranian people. The message referred to Israel’s attack on Iran on Saturday.
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This is not the first time Khamenei has been suspended or removed from social media. In February, Meta removed the supreme leader’s Facebook and Instagram accounts over his support for the militant group Hamas after its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Social media platforms like X and Facebook have been blocked in Iran for years, forcing Iranians to use virtual private networks to access them.
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