The United States will use any available options to prevent Iran from
getting a nuclear weapon, President Barack Obama said in his State of
the Union address on Tuesday.
“Let there be no doubt: America is determined to prevent Iran from
getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to
achieve that goal,” Obama said.
“The [Tehran] regime is more isolated than ever before; its leaders
are faced with crippling sanctions, and as long as they shirk their
responsibilities, this pressure will not relent,” he added.
At the same time, the U.S. president reiterated that a peaceful way of resolving the Iran nuclear issue remained a priority.
“A peaceful resolution of this issue is still possible, and far
better, and if Iran changes course and meets its obligations, it can
rejoin the community of nations,” Obama said.
Western nations suspect Iran, which is already under four sets of UN
Security Council sanctions, of pursuing a secret nuclear weapons program
but Tehran insists it needs nuclear power solely for civilian purposes.
Tensions over Iran’s nuclear activities have reached a boiling point
since the Islamic Republic has announced that it had launched a nuclear
enrichment program at a well-protected underground facility near th…
