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Iran: Nuclear Fears Spark U.S. Discussion on Pressuring Tehran Spurred by fears of a developing Iranian nuclear weapons capability, U.S. President George W. Bush is considering destabilizing the Islamic government in Tehran, Knight Ridder reported today (see GSN, May 22). Deputies to U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are pushing for clandestine and explicit efforts to pressure the Iranian government, according to Knight Ridder. Rumsfeld’s office is also citing alleged Iranian support for al-Qaeda terrorist leaders as a reason to put pressure on Tehran, the officials said. Officials said that there is no consideration of a U.S. invasion of Iran, but one senior official said “the military option is never off the table” (Warren Strobel, Knight Ridder/San Jose Mercury News, May 23).
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