Framing Analysis
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on July 20 that Iran is engaged in full-scale war with the United States and must accept consequences of resistance. US strikes on sites including Bushehr and Iranian retaliatory actions against Bahrain, Jordan, and Syria were reported alongside mutual blockades and oil price increases. Iranian authorities cited nearly 90 percent inflation and over 3,000 protest deaths attributed to US and Israeli actions.