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‘If he knew history...’: Iran mocks Marco Rubio's Taj Mahal visit

Iran's Hyderabad Consulate criticized US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's Taj Mahal visit, asserting Iranian architects built the monument while the US threatens Iranian civilization. This follows Rubio's India trip and comes after Iran rejected his energy market claims. The consulate's remarks als...

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The headline split One side frames it as "'If only he knew…': Iran's swipe at Marco Rubio's Taj Mahal visit goes viral". The other frames it as "‘If he knew history...’: Iran mocks Marco Rubio's Taj Mahal visit".
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Left / center-left'If only he knew…': Iran's swipe at Marco Rubio's Taj Mahal visit goes viral

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Times of IndiaNews report · May 25, 3:32 PM

‘If he knew history...’: Iran mocks Marco Rubio's Taj Mahal visit

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Iran's Hyderabad Consulate criticized US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's Taj Mahal visit, asserting Iranian architects built the monument while the US threatens Iranian civilization. This...

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Hindustan TimesNews report · May 25, 5:21 PM

'If only he knew…': Iran's swipe at Marco Rubio's Taj Mahal visit goes viral

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Reacting to the photographs posted by Rubio and his wife in front of the Taj Mahal, the consulate drew an Iranian connect to the monument.

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May 25, 3:32 PM: Times of India joined the source map.

May 25, 5:21 PM: Hindustan Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 48/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.