Country is in 'full-scale war' with US: Iran president
ONP Summary
Military operations between the US and Iran intensified over nine consecutive nights, with Iran characterizing the situation as 'full-scale war' and Washington deploying additional military assets. Regional analysts express concern about wider conflict and impact on global commerce.
Progressive:Iran's strategic escalation — Progressive outlets emphasize Iran's calculated response and deliberate avoidance of direct US military confrontation.
Moderate:Mutual military escalation — Centrist outlets report bilateral military strikes and operations across multiple nights amid deteriorating peace talks.
Conservative:US military expansion — Conservative outlets report US military deployment and expanded operations across the region.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday said his country was in a "full-scale war" with the United States and that Tehran should accept the repercussions of the conflict.
"The reality is that today the Islamic Republic of Iran is engaged in a full-scale war," Pezeshkian said, adding that "we must be realistic and accept the natural consequences of this resistance," he said, according to a presidency statement.
"The most important battlefield today is the economy and the livelihoods of the people," said the Iranian president in a meeting in Tehran with judicial officials.
"If economic pressures cause social discontent to form and this discontent spreads, the enormous social capital that the people have created in support of the state may be damaged." In June, inflation in Iran accelerated sharply due to the war, reaching peaks of nearly 90 percent year-on-year.
Figures for July are not yet available.
In late December, a protest movement initially sparked by the high cost of living rapidly transformed into widespread anti-government demonstrations that peaked on January 8 and 9.
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