In a post on his X account, Pezeshkian referred to the ancient Abarkuh cypress tree —regarded as Asia’s oldest living organism— and wrote, “Asia's oldest living organism, the ancient Abarkuh cypress tree - at least 4500 years old - is rooted in land that was already known as Iran at the time.”
The “Sarv-e Abarkuh”, also known as the Cypress of Abarkuh, is believed to be more than 4,500 years old and is considered one of the oldest living organisms in Asia.