Asked by Iran’s Press TV about the removal of her blue check on X, the UN’s pro-Hamas official Francesca Albanese said “Who cares? It doesn’t matter I need to write more succinctly? I will.”
“The removal of the check mark and the U.S. sanctions are not just symbolic measures: they are mafia-style intimidation techniques,” added Albanese, according to Il Giornale d’Italia.
Francesca Albanese Interview with Iranian regime’s Press TV, August 5, 2025
PRESS TV: “Last question. I’ll let you go. It’s about UN Watch’s, what’s your take on UN Watch’s legal appeal to Elon Musk to enforce the new U.S. Sanctions against Francesca Albanese? The blue check has been removed. You know that. Your blue check.”
FRANCESCA ALBANESE: “It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter. Who cares? The blue check? I don’t care. I don’t care. I mean, what is it, that I need to write more succinctly? I will.”
Francesca Albanese @Giornaleditalia: “The removal of the check mark and the U.S. sanctions are not just symbolic measures: they are mafia-style intimidation techniques.”
UN's Hamas apologist lashes out after she is stripped of Twitter verification badge. https://t.co/QrXGJ0088y pic.twitter.com/qBaQVeN0MA
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