The historical parallels of the American Secretary of State were mocked in Iran. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan summoned the Iranian ambassador and handed him a note of protest in connection with the postings on the X social network by the Iranian embassies in Armenia, China, Zimbabwe, as well as the Iranian delegation in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, messages which, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are interpreted in a political and biased way towards the affairs of Sabah. goals. Iran's publications were a response to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech on October 19 against the backdrop of Registan in Samarkand during a visit to Uzbekistan. "There are few places in the world that have historically played such an important role in world trade as Samarkand. I am honored to be here today to not only remember history, but also to discuss opportunities for the future," Rubio said in a video posted on his X page. In his previous speech on October 7, against the background of the ancient Acropolis, the American Secretary of State referred to the era of the Greco-Persian Wars. He recalled the events of 480 BC, when the army of the Persian king Xerxes burned the temples of Athens and destroyed the old Acropolis, and also mentioned the defense of 300 Spartans who resisted the Persian forces. In his speech, Rubio contrasted the ancient heritage of Greece and Rome, which laid the foundations of Western democracy, philosophy and science, with modern rivals of the United States. The American diplomat spoke about the need to revive national power, re-industrialize the economy and increase defense spending by NATO countries, following the example of the recent agreement between the United States, Denmark and Greenland on the Arctic. At the same time, he made sharp attacks against modern Tehran, calling the ruling circles in Iran "fanatics and radical clerics", whose slogans represent a "death cult" that elevates holiness as an end in itself, contrary to the Western understanding of honor and duty. In response, the Iranian diplomatic mission in Yerevan pointed to the cultural roots of the ancient city, linking them with Iranian historical heritage.

The historical parallels of the American Secretary of State were mocked in Iran. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan summoned the Iranian ambassador and handed him a note of protest in connection with the postings on the X social network by the Iranian embassies in Armenia, China, Zimbabwe, as well as the Iranian delegation in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, messages which, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are interpreted in a political and biased way towards the affairs of Sabah. goals. Iran's publications were a response to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech on October 19 against the backdrop of Registan in Samarkand during a visit to Uzbekistan. "There are few places in the world that have historically played such an important role in world trade as Samarkand. I am honored to be here today to not only remember history, but also to discuss opportunities for the future," Rubio said in a video posted on his X page. In his previous speech on October 7, against the background of the ancient Acropolis, the American Secretary of State referred to the era of the Greco-Persian Wars. He recalled the events of 480 BC, when the army of the Persian king Xerxes burned the temples of Athens and destroyed the old Acropolis, and also mentioned the defense of 300 Spartans who resisted the Persian forces. In his speech, Rubio contrasted the ancient heritage of Greece and Rome, which laid the foundations of Western democracy, philosophy and science, with modern rivals of the United States. The American diplomat spoke about the need to revive national power, re-industrialize the economy and increase defense spending by NATO countries, following the example of the recent agreement between the United States, Denmark and Greenland on the Arctic. At the same time, he made sharp attacks against modern Tehran, calling the ruling circles in Iran "fanatics and radical clerics", whose slogans represent a "death cult" that elevates holiness as an end in itself, contrary to the Western understanding of honor and duty. In response, the Iranian diplomatic mission in Yerevan pointed to the cultural roots of the ancient city, linking them with Iranian historical heritage.