US media applied act-of-war labels asymmetrically to Iran.
Evidence
There seemed to be agreement that the Iranians had committed an act of war against the United States Embassy, although virtually no one also thought that what the United States did to Iran by overthrowing Mossadegh in 1953 was an act of war. — Edward W. Said, Covering Islam, 278
Related
- US media ignored the 1953 CIA overthrow of Mossadegh. (similarity 0.78)