Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei has joined Facebook.
Having already amassed thousands of followers on Twitter and Instagram, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, continues to experiment with new technology - he recently joined Facebook, thesocial networking site.
These accounts are managed by khamenei.ir website that belongs to the Center for Preserving and Publishing the Works ofGrand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei.
Khamenei .ir is an unofficial website thathas been active in recent years.
Likewise, Facebook is blocked by the countrys web filters.Still, the State Department estimates that14 million Iraniansbypass the filters to access their Facebook accounts.