Pentagon Declined Possibility of U.S. Military Attack on Iran

PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday he would not engage in "fantasy land" speculation about a possible U.S. attack on Iran, though he said the Bush administration is concerned about Tehran's nuclear ambitions. "The United States of America is on a diplomatic track," Rumsfeld told reporters. The defense secretary declined to comment on Iran's claim that it has successfully enriched uranium for the first time.



Rumsfeld's comments came a day after President Bush said that force is not necessarily required to stop Iran from having a nuclear weapon. Bush dismissed reports of plans for a military attack against Tehran as "wild speculation."



"There is obviously concern about Iran. Iran is a country that supports terrorism. It is a country that has indicated a desire to obtain nuclear technology. But it is just simply not useful to get into fantasy land," said Rumsfeld. Neither Rumsfeld nor Bush has taken military off the table as a potential option, reported CNN.