Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei creates official Hindi Twitter account
While taking to the micro-blogging site, the Iranian leader has been posting tweets written in Devanagri script from his new account.
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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei on August 8 opened an official Twitter account in Hindi. While taking to the micro-blogging site, the Iranian leader has been posting tweets written in Devanagri script from his new account. Khamenei’s Hindi account has amassed over 1,800 followers since going live.
Hindi account launched @In_khamenei https://t.co/9ETUWdDiwy
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) August 9, 2020
So, far Iran’s supreme leader has posted two tweets from the new account. Khamenei’s first Hindi Twitter post read, "In the name of Allah, who is very kind and compassionate”.
अल्लाह के नाम से, जो अत्यन्त कृपाशील तथा दयावान है
— आयतुल्लाह सय्यद अली ख़ामेनई (@In_khamenei) August 8, 2020
Khamenei is currently not following any Indian leader from his new Hindi account. He recently has also created Twitter accounts in other languages, including Persian, Arabic, Urdu, French, Spanish, Russian, and English.
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India-Iran relations
Meanwhile, India and Iran have significant trade ties, particularly crude oil imports. The two countries have been improving bilateral connectivity and infrastructure.
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Back in July, Iran and India also discussed ways to expand transport cooperation between the two countries. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have also expressed their determination to develop comprehensive relations.