Khamenei waxes nostalgic on Twitter
Iranian Supreme leader’s recent posts include musings about his boyhood desire to work out at a gym and the pleasures of mountain strolls
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Is Iran’s supreme leader suddenly in a chatty mood?
A Twitter feed believed run by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office, khamenei.ir, now sports musings about his boyhood desires to work out at a gym and the pleasures of mountain strolls.
Khamenei’s office has said he does not have his own Twitter account — although he does have a website — but the tweets are widely believed to be endorsed by Iran’s top ruler, who rarely discusses personal matters in public.
Several messages were translated into English on Wednesday apparently seeking a wider audience.
One said his father did not believe Islamic students should go to the gym but relented after a friend intervened.
When I was young student of Islamic school, my father wasn’t eager to let me go to gym …
— khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 18, 2013
Another expressed sadness that many young people in Tehran do not seek out nature.
Sometimes I go mountain #climbing around #Tehran & notice number of young ppl r few regarding Tehran’s population…
— khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 18, 2013
… I feel sad that why our young people are not benefiting from such a beautiful nature | Ayatollah #Khamenei #Sport #Iran
— khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) June 18, 2013
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