U.S.-Iran Tensions Easing, Pentagon Officials Say
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2012 – Pentagon officials said today they believe tensions between the United States and Iran have cooled in recent days.
Communications Failures Contributed to Border Incident
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2011 – U.S. forces acted in self-defense and responded with appropriate force after being fired upon during a Nov. 25-26 incident on Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, according to findings from a Defense Department investigation that was released today.
Panetta Says Nuclear-Armed Iran ‘Unacceptable’
WASHINGTON– A nuclear-armed Iran is “unacceptable†to the United States and no option to prevent that from happening is off the table, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told CBS News.