Iran Denies Reports About President Rouhani's Kind Tweet to Jews: He 'Does Not Have a Tweeter Account

Iran is denying reports claiming President Hassan Rouhani wished the Jewish people a “blessed Rosh Hashanah," or a happy new Jewish year.

“Mr. Rouhani does not have a tweeter account,” presidential advisor Mohammad Reza Sadeq told Fars News Agency on Thursday.

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013 file photo, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani speaks during the debate on the proposed Cabinet at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran. Credit: AP

As TheBlaze previously reported, an account belonging to Twitter user @HassanRouhani wrote: "As the sun is about to set here in #Tehran I wish all Jews, especially Iranian Jews, a blessed Rosh Hashanah."

The account was still active on Thursday and tweets were still being posted throughout the day.

The bio section of the Twitter account reads: "Iranian President's English Account."

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