Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that his country is\ncurrently facing a \u201cfull-scale war\u201d with the United States. According to\nhim, the government and the public must be prepared to face the various\nconsequences of the conflict, especially in the economic sector.<\/p>\n
As reported by AFP on Tuesday (21 July 2026), the statement was\ndelivered by Pezeshkian during a meeting with judicial officials in\nTehran on Monday (20 July).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reality is that the Islamic Republic of Iran is currently\nengaged in a full-scale war,\u201d Pezeshkian said, as quoted in an official\npresidential statement.<\/p>\n
He added that Iran must be realistic about the situation it is\nfacing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must be realistic and accept the natural consequences of this\nresistance,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Pezeshkian assessed that the greatest challenge Iran currently faces\nlies not only on the military front, but also in the economic\nsphere.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most important battlefield at present is the economy and the\npeople\u2019s livelihoods,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He warned that continuously rising economic pressure could spark\npublic discontent. If such conditions spread, he said, public support\nfor the state could be eroded.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf economic pressure leads to the formation of social discontent and\nthis discontent spreads, the immense social capital that the people have\nbuilt to support the state could be destroyed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Iran is facing increasingly heavy economic pressure following the\nescalation of its conflict with the United States. In June, annual\ninflation in the country surged to nearly 90 percent. Inflation data for\nJuly has not yet been released.<\/p>\n
At the end of December, protests initially triggered by the high cost\nof living developed into widespread anti-government demonstrations. The\nactions peaked on 8-9 January.<\/p>\n
The Iranian government said more than 3,000 people were killed in the\nseries of riots, and accused the violence of being instigated by\n\u201cterrorist acts\u201d orchestrated by the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a number of non-governmental organisations based outside\nIran estimate that the death toll from the unrest is far higher.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/irans-president-admits-facing-full-scale-war-with-us-1784577021", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }