TEHRAN – The X social media platform has imposed a one-day ban on the Azeri account of Khamenei.ir, a website dedicated to publicizing the remarks and teachings of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
The ban has resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of followers the account had attracted over the past two years, IRNA reported Tuesday.
The X suspended https://x.com/az_Khamenei late Saturday only to reinstate it a day later but with no followers. 
The account had drawn more than 43,000 followers, mostly from Azerbaijan who are interested in Ayatollah Khamenei’s views about political developments. 
Many Muslims in Azerbaijan also view Ayatollah Khamenei as a source of religious emulation. 
The X, which is based in the United States and closely follows the political lines of the U.S. government, has not offered any reason for the ban and why its followers were removed after it was reinstated. 
The platform imposed a similar ban on Khamenei.ir’s Hebrew account on Sunday, just a day after it was launched and two days after Israel carried out an aerial aggression against Iran.
The content of azeri.Khamenei.ir is currently available on social media platforms and on messenger applications, including on Telegram, Facebook, Instagram and X.