“As the sun is about to set here in #Tehran I wish all Jews, especially Iranian Jews, a blessed Rosh Hashanah.” This supposedly was tweeted by Hasan Rowhani on September 4. Mainstream media spent the rest of the month gushing over how monumental this moment was for Iran and the world. It did more than merely paint Rowhani as a moderate: The tweet and its responses exposed how enamored the world has become with the new president’s supposed “moderate” inclinations, and the extreme devotion mainstream media has to the Iranian president’s façade.

Twitter is a “micro-blog,” a social media platform where people can post short comments, photos and videos. It boasts a significant political presence, with world leaders creating profiles on the site from which they can express their opinions.

Rowhani’s Rosh Hashanah tweet was picked up all over the media: Washington Post, The Guardian and more. These stations reported on how it signaled a major change in Iranian policy. ABC News called the tweet one of five key signs that Iran and America are improving their relationship.

Almost one month later, the Rosh Hashanah tweet is still appearing in the media.

Remarkably, the Twitter account has not been verified as belonging to Rowhani; no one really knows if it is his account or not. Yet the media hold high the 21-word tweet as proof of Rowhani’s good intentions.

Meanwhile, routine anti-Israel and anti-West venom-filled speeches from Iranian leaders are ignored by reporters, analysts and politicians.

Later, the @HassanRouhani Twitter account posted comments of the Iranian president’s 15-minute historic phone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama. Then came a photo of Rowhani, all smiles, getting on the plane to return to Iran.

Why shouldn’t Rowhani smile? He successfully planted the idea that he is a moderate during a time when the world wants Iran to give up its quest for the nuclear bomb. If he shows just a flicker of moderation, the world swoons and treats him like a beacon of hope in the ever-volatile Middle East.

While much of the world yearns for a moderate Iran, that nation is not destined to come under the guidance of one such as Rowhani or his boss, the Ayatollah Khamanei.

The Trumpet has written previously on the extremist nature of Hasan Rowhani, while the West is duped into softening its pressure on the world’s number one sponsor of terrorism.

Much like the old wolf in sheep’s clothing, Rowhani poses a great danger simply because people refuse to see him for what he is. In an article explaining the role Iran will play in soon-coming politics, Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry wrote:

Iran is the number one terrorist-sponsoring nation in the world. … It is providing aid to Syria, where the government is terrorizing its own people. It is involved with al Qaeda in gaining control over Libya. It supports terrorists in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip that are attacking Israel. It is behind strikes on allied forces in Afghanistan. It is deeply entrenched in Iraq, and is pushing its Islamist agenda in other nations throughout the region and beyond. It is defying the will of the Western world by continuing to develop its nuclear program. Tehran is pushing its own strategy very effectively. … Biblical prophecy refers to this end-time Islamist power as “the king of the south.” (You can prove this to yourself by ordering a free copy of our booklet The King of the South.) It shows that this nation will play a key role in lighting the fuse to a world war!

This is the Iran that so few people are willing to see. But you can see and understand. Request and read The King of the South, and avoid being duped by mere words on Twitter.