Rubio and the Clash of Civilizations narrative; Iran's history is not a tool of today's politics

🔹Alireza Diyatpour, Vice President for Cultural Cooperation at the Center for Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, referring to the statements of Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, about the wars between Iran and Greece in ancient times, emphasized that turning history into a tool to deal with today's political civilizations versus today's political services; however, the legacy of civilizations should be a basis for dialogue, tolerance and understanding Reciprocity between nations.

The threat to Iran's civilizational existence cannot be analyzed only within the framework of military conflicts and geopolitical competitions; This issue is related to political historiography, the ethics of war, cultural identity and the legitimacy of the use of force. When Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State of the United States, speaks in Athens about the division of the army of King Xerxes and the resistance of the Greeks and links this narrative to the identity and contemporary power of the West, a fundamental question arises: should ancient history be the basis for a conflict between civilizations or a platform for mutual recognition of nations? Irena Jahan