Rubio and Selective Use of History: The Past Is Not a Tool for Today's Confrontations

In response to claims by the US Secretary of State, the Iran Diplomacy Association stated: In a world that needs wisdom, responsibility, and adherence to shared rules more than ever, selectively exploiting historical events and detaching them from their real context turns history from a field of understanding and learning from experience into a tool to legitimize contemporary confrontations, political demarcation, and the reproduction of identity and civilizational divides.

In response to the claims of the US Secretary of State, the Iranian Diplomacy Association stated: In a world that needs wisdom, responsibility and adherence to common rules more than ever, the selective exploitation of historical events and separating them from their real context transforms history from the field of knowledge and experience into a tool for legitimizing contemporary confrontations, political demarcation and reproduction of identity and civilization gaps.