U.S. Secretary Of Defense Gates Makes Some Noteworthy Comments

Robert Gates: Military Action Against Iran Unlikely -- The Telegraph

America cast doubt on the likelihood of military action against Iran despite conceding that Tehran could have enough weapons-grade uranium to make a nuclear bomb within one to three years.

Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, claimed that neither the US nor Israel felt the need to rush into precipitate action despite fears that sanctions will do little to convince Iran to give up its nuclear programme.

"I think that everybody agrees we have some more time, including the Israelis, and we will just continue to work it," Mr Gates said after a meeting with his Nato counterparts in Brussels.

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