Iran leader Mojtaba Khamenei has account on X, Elon Musk’s platform
Mujtaba Khamenei, son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was seen in Tehran, Iran, on December 14, 2016.
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Iran’s new religious leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has a new “verified” account on the influential social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk.
Khamenei with an X arm @Rahbarenghelab_On Thursday, he went on a tweetstorm about the US and Israel’s war against Iran and the Islamic Republic’s response to it.
“Dear warrior brothers! The desire of the masses is to continue the effective and regrettable defense. Moreover, the advantage of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz must continue to be used.” Khamenei wrote in a post: To her 44,000+ followers on X. All posts are translated from Persian by X.
“I assure everyone that we will not give up on revenge.” “blood of your martyrs” He wrote this in another article.
In addition to the Strait of Hormuz, Khamenei also called on Iran’s neighbors in the Middle East: “Clarify their stance” and those hosting US military bases need to close them.
Khamenei was elected Iran’s supreme leader earlier this week, replacing his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an attack on February 28, the first day of the war.
Katie Paul, director of the Technology Transparency Project, criticized the fact that Mojtaba Khamenei was allowed to be given account X. TTP published a report in February Iranian officials, agencies, and government-run media outlets were found to have X accounts in their names with blue check marks, indicating that they were customers of X’s premium service.
“Over the past three years, the Technology Transparency Project has repeatedly highlighted how
“Now this is happening to the confirmed leader of a country with which the United States is actively engaged in a war,” Paul said.
Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX, which owns X and artificial intelligence company xAI, did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Mojtaba Khamenei’s new account on the social network. The account has a blue checkmark reserved for “premium” users.
— CNBC’s Matt Peterson Contributor to this article.
