The social media platform X has become a key channel for governments and officials to disseminate their official messages, documents, and results from diplomatic meetings. As part of enhancing reliability, the platform introduced a 'gray badge' feature to distinguish official accounts of governmental institutions and political figures, ensuring credibility and differentiating between authentic accounts and fake ones. Recently, however, some Iranian officials and media outlets have reported that X removed verification badges from several prominent Iranian accounts, including those belonging to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, and advisor Ali Akbar Velayati, raising eyebrows regarding the rationale behind such actions. Critics argue that the measures taken appear to be biased or politically motivated. The removal of these badges has sparked intense debate among social media users and commentators, questioning whether this is an imposition of external sanctions reflecting a political agenda or simply a rote action based on pre-defined criteria. The implications could affect how political communication is exercised on these platforms, especially in regard to countries with strained relations with the West, including Iran.