Rubio's Athens speech on ancient Persia draws pushback from Iran
A speech by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Athens has prompted criticism from across Iran's political spectrum. Speaking with the Acropolis as a backdrop, Rubio invoked ancient Persia and the Greco-Persian Wars while arguing that modern Western countries need renewed confidence, industry and military strength. Iranian officials and political figures responded with disdain, according to the supplied material, as the remarks landed amid the wider US-Iran conflict.Rubio said the threats facing Western civilisation today were "every bit as real as they were on the dramatic stage of antiquity". He described the Persian destruction of Athens in 480 BC... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Oct 2026 14:59 LONDON
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