Panetta comments signal shift in U.S. intel assessment on Iran

Panetta comments signal shift in U.S. intel assessment on Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has significantly changed its assessment on Iran’s nuclear weapons capabilities. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community now believes Iran is capable of nuclear weapons assembly based on its capacity to enrich uranium and develop a warhead. They said the assessment envisioned the prospect of producing Iranian nuclear […]

Administration cool to military option against Iran, unlike several GOP candidates

Administration cool to military option against Iran, unlike several GOP candidates

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has cast doubts on the feasibility of an attack on Iran. [In a debate Saturday night, several Republican candidates supported a military strike on Iran if all other efforts to stop the regime’s development of nuclear weapons failed.] Officials said the Defense Department and […]