President Barack Obama said the United States had a good fix on the progress of Iran's nuclear program and had long prepared a military response in the Gulf should it become necessary.
President Barack Obama said the United States had a good fix on the
progress of Iran's nuclear program and had long prepared a military response in
the Gulf should it become necessary.
Obama made his latest attempt to calm speculation about a possible Israeli or
U.S.
strike on
Iran
in
the short-term in an interview aired on NBC Monday, but said it was tough to figure
out political dynamics inside the Islamic republic.
"We do have a pretty good bead on what is happening with their nuclear
program," Obama said.
"Do we know all the dynamics inside of
Iran
? --
absolutely not.
"One of the difficulties is Iran itself is a lot more divided now than it
was, knowing who is making decisions at any given time inside of Iran is tough.
Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has accused Obama of not
sufficiently laying the groundwork for any military action against
Iran
's
nuclear program, but Obama disagreed.
"We have done extensive planning over the last several years about all our
various options... we are prepared to exercise these options should the need
arise," he said, but stressed he was seeking a diplomatic solution to the
showdown.
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