The controversy comes just weeks before US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit India, where he is expected to focus on strengthening ties and easing recent tensions between the two strategic partners

Iran Thursday mocked US President Donald Trump after he shared a video featuring conservative author and radio host Michael Savage, who referred to India and China as “hellholes” while criticising America’s birthright citizenship laws

In a post on X, Iran took a swipe at Trump, saying he needed a “cultural detox”. “Maybe someone should book a one-way cultural detox for Mr. #Trump, it might just reduce the random bakwaas. Kabhi India aa ke dekho, phir bolna,” the post shared by Iran in Mumbai handle stated.

The controversy erupted after Trump reposted a video and transcript of Savage’s remarks on Truth Social.

In the clip, Savage criticised birthright citizenship and commented about immigrants that babies born in the US automatically gain citizenship and later sponsor their families from countries such as India and China, which he derogatorily described as “hellholes”.