Trending:Iran protestsMinneapolis Ice shootingRussia-Ukraine warGreenlandJustin Trudeau-Katy Perry romanceBangladesh T20 World Cup rowX switches Iran’s flag symbol to Lion-and-Sun emblem amid nationwide protestsFP News Desk • January 10, 2026, 08:27:35 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitterAs protests fuelled by economic crisis spread across Iran, social media platform X replaced the country’s official flag emoji with the historic Lion-and-Sun emblem. AdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleChoose Firstpost on Google𝕏 has replaced the Islamic Republic flag emoji with Iran’s historic Lion and Sun emblem. As protests driven by an economic crisis intensify across Iran, social media platform X has replaced the country’s official flag emoji with the historic Lion-and-Sun emblem, a change users observed on Friday. The update comes amid widening unrest, internet restrictions, and growing political tension inside the country. The change removes the red emblem adopted after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution and restores the Lion-and-Sun symbol that appeared on Iranian flags for centuries under the monarchy. The update applies across the platform, meaning even accounts linked to the Iranian state now display the pre-revolutionary symbol. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADAccounts affected include those of Iranian officials and state-linked outlets such as Tasnim News.
