Zionist regime made a mistake: Khamenei tweets in Hebrew, X suspends account
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s Hebrew language account on the social media platform X was suspended a day after it was opened amid the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran.
The account was suspended hours after he threatened to retaliate for the recent Israeli strike on Iran, saying, “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”.
Khamenei opened the account to post in Hebrew, a language spoken in Israel, after Israel launched air strikes on military targets in Iran on Saturday. The @Khamenei_Heb account currently shows it has been suspended for violating X’s rules.
Khamenei’s main account on X, where he primarily posts in English and often in Hebrew, is live on the platform. He also has a separate account for posts in Arabic. Additionally, another twitter handle ‘Khamenei Media’ also posts his words, which are often retweeted by his main account.
On Saturday, Israel conducted airstrikes targeting military sites in Tehran and surrounding areas, resulting in the deaths of four Iranian soldiers. This action was a response to Iran’s recent barrage of rockets fired into Israel earlier this month.
Initially, Iranian authorities attempted to play down the incident, claiming the damage was limited. However, on Sunday, Khamenei asserted that the attack should not be downplayed. He said that Iranian officials should determine how best to demonstrate Iran’s power to Israel.
“The evil committed by the Zionist regime (Israel) two nights ago should neither be downplayed nor exaggerated”, Iranian media quoted Khamenei as saying.
He also 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. We need to make them understand these things”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, said Israel’s airstrikes “hit hard” Iran’s defences and missile production.