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X suspends 13,000 accounts linked to Iran, China and Russia 'targeting US politics'

Hilal Saki · Middle East Eye
Published 15 Oct 2026, 1:14 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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X suspends 13,000 accounts linked to Iran, China and Russia 'targeting US politics' Social media platform X says it has recently identified and suspended more than 13,000 accounts involved in three suspected foreign influence operations, linked to Iran, Russia and China, that targeted US “political conversation”. The company did not specify how many accounts were linked to each of the three countries. In a post on the platform, X’s Global Government Affairs said the networks “used inauthentic accounts to post and amplify content about US politics, targeting candidates and public figures…

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