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Monday, July 13, 2015
Rouhani sends, deletes celebratory Iran Deal tweet
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIranian President Hassan Rouhani’s Twitter account sends out a message feting the Iran deal, apparently prematurely, and then quickly deletes the missive.
“#Irandeal is the victory of diplomacy and mutual respect over the outdated paradigm of exclusion and coercion. And this is a good beginning,” the tweet reads.
The tweet also appeared in Farsi briefly, before being deleted.
The message, coming on the heels of a similar message from Iranian FM Zarif — though with an operative “if,” — sets Twitter abuzz, with the frenzy only matched by the excitement among twitterati of the fact that he deleted the message.
If #IranDeal reached, triumph of diplomacy means we all will have won when we all could have lost. Plain and simple; no spin needed.
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) July 13, 2015
Spoke too soon? #Iran @HassanRouhani Tweets then Deletes this : pic.twitter.com/6TloxIqDWO
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) July 13, 2015
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