X (formerly Twitter) has replaced Iran’s flag emoji with the pre-1979 Lion and Sun emblem—a historically significant symbol featuring a lion wielding a sword before a rising sun, once central to Iran’s national identity under the Qajar and Pahlavi monarchies. Removed after the 1979 Islamic Revolution and replaced by the current emblem representing Islamic principles, the Lion and Sun has since been embraced by many in the Iranian diaspora and opposition groups as a symbol of resistance. The emoj