Twitter Bans Account Linked To Iran’s Supreme Leader

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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Jan. 8. A Twitter account believed to be linked to Khamenei was permanently banned Friday after posting a threatening image involving former President Donald Trump. Twitter told The Associated Press the account was a fake.

Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

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Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

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Iran Renews Interpol Request To Arrest Trump, Other U.S. Officials

Trump and other administration officials have said the U.S. targeted Qassem Soleimani — a powerful Iranian general and a key strategist against the U.S. — who was killed in an airstrike last year.

Trump’s social media presence was all but silenced after he was accused of inciting violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. As a result, both Twitter and Facebook moved to ban him permanently from their platforms.

«After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence, a Twitter statement said.

Trump was also banned from the @POTUS account for the last days of his term and from his reelection campaign account.