U.S. Keeps Pressure on Iran But Decreases Saber Rattling
By Karen DeYoung
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Some senior administration officials still relish the notion of a direct confrontation. One ambassador in Washington said he was taken aback when John Hannah, Vice President Cheney’s national security adviser, said during a recent meeting that the administration considers 2007 “the year of Iran” and indicated that a U.S. attack was a real possibility. Hannah declined to be interviewed for this article.
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