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Posts carrying Iran leader tag get personal

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AP Dubai
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 today 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.
 

Another expressed sadness that many young people in Tehran do not seek out nature.

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First Published: Jun 19 2013 | 10:05 PM IST

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