Newsmax.com By Martin Gould and John Bachman
President George W. Bush’s national security adviser is warning that there exists a “very high” risk that Iran and the United States will end up in a military conflict as the political situation in Tehran gets more unstable.
In an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV, Stephen Hadley, who served as Bush’s chief foreign policy adviser throughout his second term, also said Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons and that such a scenario should be unacceptable to the United States.
Referring to Iran’s provocative and bellicose threats about military attacks on U.S. carriers and the Strait of Hormuz, Hadley said, “I think it is a very high risk that we will have that kind of confrontation, and that’s why I think the situation in Iran is really so unstable. We can get into a situation of a confrontation fairly easily.” Hadley is currently senior adviser for national affairs for the United States Institutes of Peace.
The European Union is meeting on Jan. 23 to discuss stepping up sanctions in a bid to force the Iranian government to allow inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
It introduced sanctions in October which put restrictions on trade, financial services, insurance and technology. But it is unlikely that a full embargo on oil will be introduced for at least six months.
Hadley noted that such sanctions, are “finally starting to bite,” and the depreciation of the Iranian currency is “a good step.”
Asked if sanctions would lead the Iran regime into a confrontation against the United States, Hadley said the risk, "Quite frankly, it’s very high.” Read more on Newsmax.com: Former National Security Adviser Hadley: Chance of US-Iran Conflict 'Very High' Important: Do You Support Pres. Obama's Re-Election? Vote Here Now!
In an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV, Stephen Hadley, who served as Bush’s chief foreign policy adviser throughout his second term, also said Iran is intent on building nuclear weapons and that such a scenario should be unacceptable to the United States.
Referring to Iran’s provocative and bellicose threats about military attacks on U.S. carriers and the Strait of Hormuz, Hadley said, “I think it is a very high risk that we will have that kind of confrontation, and that’s why I think the situation in Iran is really so unstable. We can get into a situation of a confrontation fairly easily.” Hadley is currently senior adviser for national affairs for the United States Institutes of Peace.
The European Union is meeting on Jan. 23 to discuss stepping up sanctions in a bid to force the Iranian government to allow inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
It introduced sanctions in October which put restrictions on trade, financial services, insurance and technology. But it is unlikely that a full embargo on oil will be introduced for at least six months.
Hadley noted that such sanctions, are “finally starting to bite,” and the depreciation of the Iranian currency is “a good step.”
Asked if sanctions would lead the Iran regime into a confrontation against the United States, Hadley said the risk, "Quite frankly, it’s very high.” Read more on Newsmax.com: Former National Security Adviser Hadley: Chance of US-Iran Conflict 'Very High' Important: Do You Support Pres. Obama's Re-Election? Vote Here Now!
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