Uzbekistan Is Outraged by Iran's Statements — Ambassador Tehran Was Summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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A dispute about history. why did Tashkent take offense at the Iranians? The visit of US Secretary General Rubio to Samarkand was not without provocative statements
A dispute about historywhy did Tashkent take offense at the Iranians?The visit of US Secretary General Rubio to Samarkand was not without provocative statements. At first, the head of American diplomacy was concerned about the status...
The Iranian Ambassador to Tashkent, Muhammad Ali Iskandari, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, where he was given a protest note expressing Uzbekistan ' s principled position.
Uzbekistan has issued a protest note to Tehran over social media posts about Samarkand made by some Iranian diplomatic missions. The ministry described the posts as a 'unilateral and political interpretation' of Samarkand's cultural heritage and demanded their removal.
The Iranian embassies in Zimbabwe and Armenia called the monuments in Samarkand a part of the "Iranian-Islamic civilization" in their X-channel posts. Following the incident, the Iranian ambassador to Uzbekistan was summoned to the Foreign Ministry, where he was handed a strong note of protest and demanded that the post be deleted.
Iran's diplomatic missions abroad have published posts linking the historical and cultural heritage of Samarkand to Persian civilization. A note of protest was delivered to the Iranian side expressing Uzbekistan's strong objection.
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