Newsdeck: Iranians get SMS barrage offering millions for info on U.S. election hacking

6 August 2020epa08553487 A handout photo made available by the presidential office shows Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wearing face mask during a meeting of the National Task Force for Fighting Coronavirus , in Tehran, Iran, 18 July 2020. According to media reports, Rouhani said official figures estimate up to 35 million people will be at risk of the coronavirus in the coming months, calling on everyone to work together to break the chain of the disease.

Mohamed, who spoke with Reuters on condition that he be identified only by his first name, said he was among those who found the messages mystifying. The State Department did not have an immediate comment on the Iranian text messages. The White House National Security Council did not immediately respond to a question about the texts.

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