IRNA investigated the contradictory positions of the US Secretary of State.

IRNA investigated the contradictory positions of the US Secretary of State.

from Athens to Samarkand; The anonymous diplomat of Iran and the heavy prices of ignorance.

🔹 Marco Rubio's praise of Samarkand, less than two weeks after his anti-Iranian narrative in Athens, provoked a wave of sarcasm and criticism; A contradiction that re-emphasized the long-standing warning of American diplomats and scholars: making policy on Iran without understanding its history, society and power structure.

According to IRNA's foreign policy reporter, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted a video on the X social network in front of the historic monuments and tiles of Rigistan Square in Samarkand and wrote: "Throughout history, few points on Earth have played such a prominent and central role in global trade and commerce." It is a great honor for me to be here; A presence designed not only to remember history, but also to achieve great opportunities in the future."