Other accounts thought to be tied to Khamenei’s office that did not tweet the golf-drone photo, including his main English language account, remained active. The photo had also featured prominently on the supreme leader’s website.
On Friday, Twitter put out a statement that the fake account was suspended. No comment was provided regarding the account being banned in the future.
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