The tweet of the golfer-drone photo violated the company’s “abusive behavior policy,” Twitter’s spokesman added. In a tweet on Friday Ajit Pai posed the question to Twitter and posted several examples of Khamenei's tweets deemed as "glorifying violence" by him. That false tweet remains on the platform. Soon after Trump's ban from Twitter ignited calls to target tweets from other political leaders, the company took down a post by a different Khamenei-linked account that … Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. 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The ban came shortly after the account posted a … Or to keep it anonymous, click here. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. Email us. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has emerged as one of the most powerful Iranian leaders of the last century and wields control over all aspects of the country's government, military and media. [email protected]. It’s not unlikely they would want to contaminate other nations.". "After assessing the language in these Tweets against our Glorification of Violence policy, we have determined that these Tweets are in violation of the Glorification of Violence Policy and the user @realDonaldTrump should be immediately permanently suspended from the service.". Animosity between the United States and Iran almost reached the point of war after the Trump’s killing of Soleimani at the beginning of last year. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. A Twitter spokeswoman said the @khamenei_site account was suspended for violating the company's platform manipulation and spam policy, specifically the creation of fake accounts. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Simpson have more freedom on Twitter than President Trump (Photo credit: Getty Images). “We believe it’s important for everyone to hear from global leaders, and we have policies around world leaders,” Dorsey said. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei EPA Twitter executives last month rebuffed a request from the Israeli government to remove tweets from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calling for … At the time, Twitter told Fox News that it was looking into the tweet but never followed up with a response. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Jan. 8. Market data provided by Factset. TWITTER SUSPENDS @REALDONALDTRUMP ACCOUNT PERMANENTLY. “Those who ordered the murder of General Soleimani as well as those who carried this out should be punished. Have a tip or story idea? A tweet from 2018 that still exists on Khamenei's took aim at the Jewish State, writing "Our stance against Israel is the same stance we have always taken. Soon after notifying that it has suspended an account linked to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Twitter on Friday (January 22) clarified that it … Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. TWITTER PERMANENTLY SUSPENDS FLYNN, SIDNEY POWELL, SAYS THEY ENGAGED IN 'HARMFUL ACTIVITY' RELATED TO QANON. In Iran, the suspect account — @khamenei_site — is believed to be linked to the office of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei because its behavior mirrored that of other accounts identified in state-run media as tied to his office. Following Trump's brief suspension after the violence that took place on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Twitter announced on Friday evening that the president will no longer be able to tweet. ", This week, the ayatollah declared that coronavirus vaccines developed in the U.S. and the U.K. are "prohibited" in Iran, claiming: "They’re completely untrustworthy. During the 1979 revolution in Iran, Khamenei preached about overthrowing the shah and resisting the United States and the western world in an effort to reaffirm Islamic values and avoid any influences that threaten to undermine his autocratic rule and the self-sufficiency of his country. “ ‘Down with USA’ means down with @realDonaldTrump, @AmbJohnBolton and @SecPompeo,” the ailing 79-year-old said in a posting on his official Twitter account, khamenei.ir. Louis Farrakhan, Richard Spencer, Ali Khamenei, Maduro, O.J. All rights reserved. "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," the company wrote in a blog post. “We want to make sure we are respecting their right to speak and to publish what they need.”. This week, Twitter initially ruled that a tweet from the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. does not violate the platform's policies despite touting the country's abuse of Uighur Muslims, who have been imprisoned in concentration camps. Other controversial figures who still have active Twitter accounts include O.J. This revenge will certainly happen at the right time,” Khamenei’s statement read, according to translation by Reuters. Meanwhile, Khamenei’s page remains up at Facebook as well, which suspended Trump’s page indefinitely over the potential of his threat to public peace. However, as of Friday evening, the tweet was no longer visible and had been replaced by a message: "This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules.". Twitter did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment. New Delhi: In another development, Twitter on Friday suspended the account of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after is posted a … A Twitter spokeswoman said the @khamenei_site account was suspended for violating the company's platform manipulation and spam policy, … A false Twitter account purporting to belong to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday tweeted a picture of a man who resembles former President Donald Trump with the message, "vengeance is inevitable," the New York Post reports. Twitter sparked a major controversy over its decision to permanently ban President Trump from its platform. The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has suggested that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's tweets violate Twitter rules about glorifying violence. "These two Tweets must be read in the context of broader events in the country and the ways in which the President’s statements can be mobilized by different audiences, including to incite violence, as well as in the context of the pattern of behavior from this account in recent weeks," the company said. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, critics have blasted Twitter for its inaction on tweets from Chinese government-controlled accounts posted by state officials and state-run media outlets that have spread disinformation about the virus and its origins. The suspension comes after many urged Twitter to ban the leader for inciting violence, considering the platform banned Trump for that same thing following the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Highlighting two relatively tame tweets from the president earlier Friday, one of which stated he would not attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, the company argued that they had to be viewed in a wider context. The last time Twitter was at the center of such a censorship firestorm was in October, when the tech giant decided to block The New York Post's account after the newspaper broke its bombshell report on Hunter Biden's foreign business interests during the 2020 presidential campaign. Ali Khamenei Reuters On Friday, reports surfaced that Twitter had appeared to suspend an account belonging to Iran’s vehemently anti-Israel supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Simpson, who joined Twitter 25 years after the murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman; white nationalist Richard Spencer; and known anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan. After Alinejad and others protested Khamenei’s tweet alleging false data about the US, French and British vaccinations against COVID-19, Twitter deleted Khamenei’s tweet in English. In a later statement, he said Twitter had determined the account was "fake," without elaborating how it came to the conclusion. Requests to ban Khamenei from Twitter for posts that called for the eradication of Israel were rejected by Jack Dorsey last year, who claimed it was important for people to hear from world leaders. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. A Twitter account believed to be linked to Khamenei was permanently banned Friday after posting a … TWITTER SLAMMED FOR NOT ACTING ON CHINESE MEDIA TWEET ALLEGING COVID-19 CAME FROM 'IMPORTED FROZEN FOOD'. A Twitter representative defended during a hearing Wednesday on anti-Semitism the social media site's decision to not flag tweets from Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei … In July, he vowed that the Iranian regime will seek revenge against the U.S. after the assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Legal Statement. Market data provided by Factset. Twitter announced on Friday that it had permanently banned an account connected to the office of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Conservative media outlets, including Fox News, have been calling hypocrisy for Twitter’s decision not to suspend Khamenei despite their decision to kick Trump off the platform. All rights reserved. Twitter has removed a "misleading" tweet from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In 2017, the platform suspended Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Arabic account. CONSERVATIVES FLEE TO PARLER FOLLOWING TWITTER'S PERMANENT SUSPENSION OF TRUMP. Fox News' Brian Flood, Michael Ruiz contributed to this report. Although the tweet did not name Trump directly, the golfer doppelgänger and the implication of the text, considering Trump did order the killing of Soleimani, were enough to get the leader kicked off of Twitter– at least for now: #Twitter suspends account of #Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei after it posted a call for an attack on Donald Trump to avenge the killing of its top military commander. Official Khamenei Website/Handout via Reuters Twitter moved to block a tweet from Iran’s Supreme Leader … TEL AVIV — Israel’s on Sunday requested Twitter remove Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s account, citing his “antisemitic and genocidal” tweets in which the Iranian supreme leader called for the “elimination of Israel.” Trump's ban from Twitter appeared to be part of what many have referred to as a "purge" of the social media giant's users, including former pro-Trump attorneys Lin Wood and Sidney Powell, as well as former National Security Adviser Gen. Michael Flynn. Download The Economic Times News App to get Daily Market Updates & Live Business News. They are more confident and independent," the embassy said. However, Twitter's critics are pointing out the glaring exceptions the platform appears to have made for some of the world's most hateful and dangerous voices. The Twitter account of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was suspended on Friday after he vowed to seek revenge on former President Donald Trump. Twitter on Friday removed a tweet by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that suggested COVID-19 vaccines made in the US and Britain could be designed to “contaminate” people. pic.twitter.com/9dg0Jzl4pl. Legal Statement. or redistributed. #Israel is a malignant cancerous tumor in the West Asian region that has to be removed and eradicated: it is possible and it will happen. “It means death to the American politicians currently in power,” the posting continued. Khamenei tweeted an image of a golfer that resembles Trump with an ominous shadow of a drone or aircraft overhead. Twitter Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Donald Trump persian (Catch all the Business News , Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times .) Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, who according to a United Nations Human Rights Council-commissioned report, has committed extensive and systematic human rights abuses, is a frequent Twitter user. "The Islamic Republic of Iran will never forget the martyrdom of Hajj Qasem [sic] Soleimani and will definitely strike a reciprocal blow to the US [sic]," Khamenei wrote. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, RUBIO BLASTS TWITTER FOR INACTION ON CHINESE OFFICIAL'S TWEET WITH DOCTORED IMAGE OF AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER, A November tweet, for example, from the Chinese propaganda outlet "People's Daily, China" read, "All available evidence suggests that #COVID19 did not start in central China’s Wuhan, but may come into China through imported frozen food products and their packaging: experts.". Twitter permanently suspends Trump due to 'risk of further incitement'. Of course, this isn’t the first time Ali Khamenei battled issues with Twitter. "Study shows that in the process of eradicating extremism, the minds of Uygur [sic] women in Xinjiang were emancipated and gender equality and reproductive health were promoted, making them no longer baby-making machines. The post on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's @khamenei_site Twitter account late Thursday warned there was no escape from payback for the US strike … You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! The post also included text swearing “revenge” on anyone who ordered the killing of General Qasem Soleimani. The Twitter account of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was suspended on Friday after he vowed to seek revenge on former President Donald Trump. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Twitter suspends Ayatollah Khamenei Twitter account following implied death threat against Trump A Twitter account linked to Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei … Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AP/PTI file image) Twitter said on Friday it had suspended what it said was a fake account that carried a … An image posted on Ali Khamenei's @khamenei_site Twitter account threatening former US president Donald Trump, with a doctored image of him playing golf under a shadow of a drone. UPDATE — Jan. 22, 11:33 a.m. Tensions between the two countries also grew in 2018, when Trump exited the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers. Meanwhile, Khamenei has banned 83 million Iranians from Twitter, although he and his allies make full use of social platforms to spread their lies — without even a hint of warning labels. ET: It appears the account suspended by Twitter, which also posted the tweet vowing “revenge,” was not Khamenei’s official account, but is a separate page linked to by his official accounts: Uncertain to me whether this account was actually run by the Supreme Leader but it was linked to by his official accounts https://t.co/rfymacav8k, — Adam Taylor (@mradamtaylor) January 22, 2021, Looks like Twitter says @khamenei_site was not official, though it appears to have had some official backing from Khamenei’s main accounts https://t.co/X98OQkNsyp, Have a tip we should know? Twitter on Friday suspended what it said was a fake account linked to Iran's Supreme Leader, hours after it … 'Special Report' anchor Bret Baier and White House correspondent John Roberts discuss the breaking news from Washington. — Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) January 8, 2021 At least as of 11:31 ET, not only does Khamenei still have his Twitter privileges, Twitter hasn’t even tagged this as “disputed” yet. 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