Gates: U.S. pursuing diplomacy with Iran

Published: September 16, 2007, 11:08 am

The Bush administration is committed, for now, to using diplomatic and economic means to counter the potential nuclear threat from Iran, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday.Speculation has persisted about preparations for a military strike against Iran for its alleged support for terrorism and its nuclear program.Gates, in a broadcast interview, said he would not discuss "hypotheticals" about what President Bush "may or may not do.""I think that the administration believes at this point that continuing to try and deal with the Iranian threat, the Iranian challenge, through diplomatic and economic means is by far the preferable approach. That's the one we are using," the Pentagon chief said."We always say all options are on the table, but clearly, the diplomatic and economic approach is the one that we are pursuing," he added.The diplomatic approach takes center stage at a conference in Washington on Friday. The U.S. hosts the U.N. Security Council's four other permanent members

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