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Iranian Supreme Leader's Twitter Account Temporarily Restricted

The social media platform says that "there has been some unusual activity from this account". The reasons for the suspension are not immediately clear.
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The Twitter page of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been temporarily suspended.

Iranian Supreme Leader's Twitter Account Temporarily Restricted

There has been no official statement from Twitter about the reasons behind their decision to suspend Khamenei's account.

The account was blocked just hours after Iran admitted to unintentionally downing a Boeing 737.

Earlier in the day, Khamenei held an emergency meeting during which he called for public disclosure of the probe findings into the tragedy.

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