Are you able to create a brand new iCloud account / Apple ID with the e-mail handle from a deleted account?

(I am equating iCloud account and Apple ID beneath … I hope that is sensible)

1. If I create an iCloud account / Apple ID with a given e-mail handle “[email protected]”,
2. After which I delete that account,
3. Can I subsequently create a brand new account utilizing the identical e-mail
   handle?

I consider the reply isn’t any. I created an iCloud account utilizing my enterprise e-mail handle. I consider (not 100% sure) that I subsequently deleted that account.

I lately acquired a brand new iPhone from work. They like I exploit an iCloud account tied to my enterprise e-mail handle.

I attempted utilizing the forgot password move however acquired the error: “This Apple ID is both not legitimate or not supported.”

I attempted creating a brand new account with my enterprise e-mail handle however acquired the error: “This e-mail shouldn’t be obtainable. Select a distinct handle.”

Which leads me to consider an e-mail handle can’t be re-used for an iCloud account.