Iran International English engagement report
@IranIntl_En - 384K followers on X
Measured over 98 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 1, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 17 interactions against 384K followers, an engagement rate of 0.004%. Measured over 98 original posts, its engagement rate beats 24% of 20,444 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 5.3K times each, and 0.322% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.37% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 3.4 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 13% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 09:00 UTC, and Friday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 98 posts sampled, 58% carry an image or video and 41% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 507 interactions, about 30x its own typical post.
Measured over 98 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 1, 2026. Recurring tag: #icymi.
Compared with accounts its own size
Iran International English's engagement rate beats 24% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,444 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 10 of 10)). A percentile is spread evenly by construction, so 50 really is the middle of that group and 90 really is its top tenth.
On engagement per impression rather than per follower it beats 22% of the same group. When those two numbers disagree, the gap is about how far its posts travel rather than how people react to them.
Where this sits in the catalog
At 0.004%, Iran International English sits above the 10th percentile of the 204,583 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.024%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.004% |
| 25th percentile | 0.024% |
| 50th percentile | 0.143% |
| 75th percentile | 0.677% |
| 90th percentile | 2.55% |
| 99th percentile | 82.4% |
This ruler is the whole measured catalog, not a size-matched group: it shows where the raw rate falls across every account we can measure, all of which are large. For a like-for-like comparison, read the size-band percentile above instead. See how the bands are built
Posting timing
This account posts most often around 09:00 UTC, and Friday is its busiest day of the week. The bars below are the catalog-wide pattern, with this account's own busiest slot marked. They do not show how this account performs at each hour: we keep one aggregate per account, not one per hour, so that measurement does not exist in our data.
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
| Hour (UTC) | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | -1% | 89K |
| 01:00 UTC | -2% | 90K |
| 02:00 UTC | -3% | 88K |
| 03:00 UTC | -4% | 94K |
| 04:00 UTC | -5% | 76K |
| 05:00 UTC | -4% | 75K |
| 06:00 UTC | -5% | 86K |
| 07:00 UTC | -5% | 93K |
| 08:00 UTC | -4% | 108K |
| 09:00 UTC | -4% | 124K |
| 10:00 UTC | -3% | 129K |
| 11:00 UTC | -3% | 141K |
| 12:00 UTC | -3% | 154K |
| 13:00 UTC | -3% | 167K |
| 14:00 UTC | -4% | 173K |
| 15:00 UTC | -2% | 176K |
| 16:00 UTC | -3% | 171K |
| 17:00 UTC | -3% | 159K |
| 18:00 UTC | -2% | 149K |
| 19:00 UTC | -2% | 141K |
| 20:00 UTC | -1% | 131K |
| 21:00 UTC | 0% | 116K |
| 22:00 UTC | -2% | 100K |
| 23:00 UTC | -1% | 90K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +5% | 393K |
| Monday | +1% | 483K |
| Tuesday | -2% | 520K |
| Wednesday | -3% | 472K |
| Thursday | -2% | 430K |
| Friday | -3% | 447K |
| Saturday | +2% | 393K |
Formats this account uses
Its own posting mix on the left, and what each of those formats does across every account we track on the right. Only formats where the effect clears our publish test appear here, so an empty row is a format we could not measure rather than one that does nothing.
| Format | This account | Catalog effect | 95% interval | Accounts behind it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image or video | 58% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 41% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | +15% | +14% to +16% | 32K |
- 58% of this account's sampled posts carry an image or video. Across the catalog, posts with an image or video run 111% above the same accounts' other posts.
- 41% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 41% below the same accounts' other posts, so a large share of this account's output sits in the weakest bucket we measure.
- Its average post runs 534 characters, which falls in the over 280 characters band. Across the catalog, posts over 280 characters run 15% above the same accounts' other posts.
These are catalog-wide differences applied to this account's own posting mix, not a measurement of how each format performs for this account specifically. We keep one median per account, not one per format per account, so the second thing is not something this data can tell you.
Best tweets
- Oct 1, 202630x their median
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation to leave New York on Monday after US-Iran negotiations stalled, Axios reported Wednesday, citing a US official and another source familiar with the matter. “Secretary Rubio kicked out the Iranian delegation who had overstayed their welcome. The UN General Assembly was over, so it was time for them to go,” the US official told Axios. The US mission to the United Nations informed Iran’s mission Monday evening that Araghchi’s delegation had to leave immediately, according to the report. Araghchi and his delegation left for the airport several hours later and flew to Doha early Tuesday. A second source told Axios that Araghchi had already been scheduled to leave Monday night. Axios reported that the White House had initially expected progress in talks Monday, but by late afternoon negotiations had reached a stalemate. Qatari mediators have continued efforts to bridge differences between Washington and Tehran. https://t.co/uM5Gu9BGsp
- Sep 10, 202617x their median
Anthropic said in a threat intelligence report published Thursday that it identified and removed three Iran state-aligned accounts linked to government propaganda institutions that used Claude to run influence operations, disguise state-backed narratives as independent content and distribute material through channels sympathetic to IRGC narratives. The company linked the accounts to the Islamic Culture and Communications Organization under Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the Islamic Propaganda Office of Khorasan Razavi and the Islamic Propaganda Organization’s Bina Cultural Observatory. The activity covered in the report took place between December 2025 and August 2026. Anthropic reported that the accounts used Claude to build campaign plans, doctrine manuals, persona systems and target databases, and to turn official government intelligence bulletins into content in several languages while concealing the material’s state origins. https://t.co/bEudTdoE8j
- Sep 10, 202611x their median
A few years ago, Maryam Azimi sat blindfolded in the back of a car in Mashhad, driven by Iran's intelligence agents to a place she couldn't predict — unsure if she would survive the hour. On Wednesday, she stood on Apple's global stage and introduced the new iPhone's camera to the world. Iran International's Arash Sohrabi explains her journey and what it says about the talent Iran keeps driving out.
- Sep 30, 20266.2x their median
The spread of Starlink could deliver the “final nail in the coffin” of Iran’s ability to control cyberspace, Deputy Communications Minister Mohammad Hafez Hakami said Wednesday, warning that future crises may leave authorities unable to shut down communications as before. Hakami said officials had been warning about Starlink for two years without producing a policy response. He said that approach was becoming less effective because Starlink operates outside Iran’s domestic network. “In the next crisis, we may be forced to cut electricity to the internet.”
- Sep 30, 20265.1x their median
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that developments in Iran would be seen “very soon,” while describing the US campaign against the country as a “total military victory.” “We have been there for six months. We lost 18 ... but they lost 4,500,” Trump said. “Very soon you’ll see things happening, very soon.” Trump said Iran had been “virtually destroyed,” citing its economy, navy, air force and air defenses, adding that the United States had “almost total control” of the Strait of Hormuz. https://t.co/tDTquEI1Qk
- Sep 10, 20265.1x their median
The IRGC directly guided the Houthi offensive along Yemen’s Red Sea coast that culminated in the seizure of Mocha, Reuters reported Thursday, citing Yemeni government, Iranian and regional sources. Two Iranian sources told Reuters that Tehran instructed the Houthis last week to escalate attacks on Saudi Arabia and promised additional funding, weapons and senior officers. A regional diplomat briefed by Tehran said several senior IRGC commanders had traveled to Yemen to oversee and command Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia following weeks of discussions over military strategy. Five Yemeni military sources also said the Guards directed the latest Houthi campaign along the Red Sea coast, beginning with heavy rocket fire. They said communications intercepts and accounts from captured Houthi fighters led them to believe the Iranian effort was being directed by senior Quds Force commander Abdolreza Shahlaei. https://t.co/L13YRrkc0Q
- Sep 11, 20264.6x their median
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged US President Donald Trump in two calls on Thursday to launch strikes against Yemen's Houthis as the group advanced toward the Bab al-Mandab Strait, Axios reported, citing two US officials. Trump declined, and US officials said Washington had no plans for direct military action against the Houthis for now. "The United States is focused on protecting our core national security interests - such as ensuring freedom of navigation in the Red Sea - while empowering our regional partners to take the lead in managing and resolving regional security challenges," a senior Trump administration official told Axios. The report said Washington would provide Saudi Arabia with intelligence and targeting data. https://t.co/1H0HRa1QXz
- Sep 11, 20264.3x their median
A loader tore down part of a historic building in Iran’s northeastern city of Sabzevar this week, destroying its imposing gateway and drawing protests from heritage campaigners, according to footage circulated online and Iranian media reports. Known as the “Russian Barracks” or Tumanian House, the building dates to the reign of Reza Shah, Iran’s first Pahlavi monarch, who ruled from 1925 to 1941, and once housed Soviet troops. Although it was not on Iran’s national heritage register, authorities had formally identified the site as historically valuable. Sabzevar heritage chief Mojtaba Kavian said demolition required his department’s clearance, which had not been obtained. He accused the municipality of a clear violation and said heritage officials had previously warned against demolition. Kavian said his department had even proposed dismantling and relocating the structure brick by brick to preserve it. The local prosecutor’s office later said it had halted further demolition, seized the equipment and opened a case against those who ordered and carried out the work.
- Sep 11, 20263.9x their median
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that Washington will sanction a “large bank” on Monday as part of its economic pressure campaign against Iran. Bessent did not identify the financial institution or the country where it is based. “We’re going to do it on Monday because we want to honor the memory of our fallen citizens on 9/11. But watch this space on Monday,” he said during an appearance on Real America’s Voice.
- Sep 30, 20263.9x their median
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that American forces had “destroyed” major parts of Iran’s military and crippled its nuclear ambitions, as he addressed military personnel at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. “These Americans and their peers here have destroyed Iran’s navy, Iran’s air force, their defense system, their leadership and their military industrial capacity, their entire defense space,” Hegseth said. “Iran’s conventional shield has been crippled, and their nuclear ambitions have been crippled and laid bare for the world,” he said. “You — this group — is ensuring Iran never gets a nuclear weapon.” Hegseth also announced a series of changes to the US military, including the creation of a new autonomous warfare command and a planned 20% reduction in the number of generals and admirals. https://t.co/KlRas94Qzd
Ranked by total interactions across everything we have tracked for this account, which is a longer history than the 30-day window the rates above use. The multiple compares each post to this account's own median.
Recurring topics
The most frequent hashtags in the sampled posts. They describe what this account writes about; they are not a performance signal, and the catalog-wide breakdown on the hub shows how little hashtag count moves.
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Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 17 interactions against 384K followers, an engagement rate of 0.004%. Measured over 98 original posts, its engagement rate beats 24% of 20,444 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 5.3K times each, and 0.322% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.37% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 3.4 posts a day over the last 30 days, though only 13% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 09:00 UTC, and Friday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 98 posts sampled, 58% carry an image or video and 41% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 507 interactions, about 30x its own typical post.
- What is Iran International English's engagement rate on X?
- Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) has an engagement rate of 0.004%, based on the median interactions across 98 original posts from the last 30 days against 383,589 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.004%, Iran International English sits above the 10th percentile of the 204,583 accounts in this comparison. Those comparison accounts are all large ones, because our scanning cadence is weighted towards big accounts, so this is a ranking among peers of similar scale rather than a ranking across X.
- Does @IranIntl_En have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 24% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,444 accounts), which puts it in the bottom quarter for its size group. Ranking inside a size band matters because engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly re-measure the follower count. It is a starting point for a look at follower quality, not a verdict on it.
- When does @IranIntl_En post?
- Most posts go out around 09:00 UTC, and Friday is its busiest day, at roughly 3.4 posts per day across the measured window.