Iran posts to Indonesians

Iran’s embassy in Jakarta turned its X account into a public message board, asking Indonesians to “write one sentence for Iran” and drawing about 1,200 replies. (x.com) The post came from the embassy’s official account, @iraninindonesia, which is linked on the embassy’s government website alongside its Jakarta address on Jalan H.O.S. Cokroaminoto in Menteng. (jakarta.mfa.gov.ir) The campaign landed after months of unusually visible outreach by Iran’s embassy in Indonesia, including public statements on the Iran-Israel war and appeals for Indonesian support. Ambassador Mohammad Boroujerdi told Indonesian media on June 17, 2025, that Iran would keep defending itself during Israeli attacks. (detik.com) In late February 2026, after joint United States-Israeli strikes on Iran, Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry said it “deeply regrets” the collapse of negotiations and urged all sides to show restraint. Iran’s embassy in Jakarta then pressed Indonesia and other countries to condemn the attack. (tempo.co) (jakartaglobe.id) The online push also fits a wider diplomatic calendar. Iran and Indonesia marked 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2025, and the Iranian embassy co-hosted an archival exhibition in Jakarta tracing ties between the two countries back to 1950. (tempo.co) (indonesia.mfa.gov.ir) Those ties have mixed official diplomacy with public-facing outreach. Indonesia and Iran have embassies in each other’s capitals, and Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Ambassador Boroujerdi said in late 2024 that they wanted broader cooperation in strategic sectors. (kemlu.go.id) (antaranews.com) Iran’s embassy has also experimented with attention-grabbing social posts aimed at Indonesian audiences. Kompas TV reported on April 10, 2026, that the same X account had posted a Morse-code message three days earlier. (kompas.tv) At the same time, the embassy has been trying to convert sympathy into offline action. Its news archive says it opened a Bank Rakyat Indonesia account for humanitarian donations to affected areas in Iran, framing the move as a response to public participation. (indonesia.mfa.gov.ir) The result is a simple picture: a diplomatic mission asked for a sentence, and thousands of Indonesians answered on a platform where embassies usually broadcast, not invite replies. (x.com)