Khamenei's Hebrew account banned on X after threatening retaliation against Israel
The Israeli airstrikes were carried out in retaliation for a recent barrage of rockets launched by Iran into Israeli territory earlier in the month.
World News: Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s recently launched Hebrew language account on the social media platform X was suspended just one day after its creation, coinciding with heightened tensions between Iran and Israel. The suspension occurred shortly after Khamenei issued a stark warning in response to an Israeli airstrike on Iranian soil, stating, “The Zionist regime made a mistake. It erred in its calculations on Iran. We will cause it to understand what kind of strength, ability, initiative, and will the Iranian nation has.”
Retaliatory Threats Following Israeli Airstrikes
Khamenei established the account to communicate directly with the Israeli public in Hebrew, a strategic move following Israel's airstrikes on military targets in Iran that resulted in the deaths of four Iranian soldiers. Despite the suspension of the @Khamenei_Heb account for violating platform rules, Khamenei’s main account remains active, where he primarily communicates in English and occasionally in Hebrew. He also maintains a separate account for Arabic posts and the "Khamenei Media" handle, which retweets his statements.
Escalating Tensions and Military Responses
The Israeli airstrikes were carried out in retaliation for a recent barrage of rockets launched by Iran into Israeli territory earlier in the month. Initially, Iranian officials sought to downplay the repercussions of the airstrikes, stating that the damage was minimal. However, Khamenei later asserted the need for a significant response, emphasizing that the "evil committed by the Zionist regime should neither be downplayed nor exaggerated." He urged Iranian officials to effectively demonstrate the nation’s strength to Israel.
Khamenei tweeted, "Zionists are making a miscalculation with respect to Iran. They don't know Iran. They still haven't been able to correctly understand the power, initiative, and determination of the Iranian people." Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the airstrikes had "hit hard" on Iran's defenses and missile production capabilities.
