Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s X account suspended; here’s why

Social media platform X has suspended the Hebrew-language account of Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

The social networking site has posted a note on the account @Khamenei_Heb that reads ‘it had been suspended for allegedly violating the X rules’.

The development comes hours after the account posted a message saying, “The Zionist regime made a mistake. It erred in its calculations on Iran. We will cause it to understand the power, ability, initiative, and will of the Iranian nation.”

After the message, a terrorist Israeli assault was carried out against Iran.

X’s community guidelines prohibit content from “violent and hateful entities,” but often make exceptions for posts from “state or governmental entities.”

The suspension occurred following Israel's strikes against Iran, in response to a ballistic missile attack by Iran against Israel on Oct. 1.

This isn't the first time Khamenei has seen a suspension or removal from social media.

Earlier in February, Meta had also removed Khamenei’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram for content related to Hamas.