Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei joins Facebook

Twitter and Facebook appear to have been joined by the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Guardian reports.

Having already dabbled in tweeting and sharing photos on Instagram, the 73-year-old ayatollah, who purports to be God's representative on Earth, has now embraced Facebook.

The news came from Khamenei's Twitter account, believed to be run by his office, which promoted his recently launched Facebook page by posting a link. Within just a few days, it has received more than 10,000 "likes" and attracted a great deal of attention at home and abroad.