Has Iran’s nuclear programme marked it out as the next military target for the US? Only days into the new administration, Vice-President Dick Cheney has been making hawkish comments, while reports say that the US is conducting secret reconnaissance missions inside Iran. This has fuelled fears that the US is losing patience with Europe’s diplomatic approach to Iran and is now considering military options.
In November the UK, Germany and France negotiated an agreement with Iran to freeze its uranium enrichment activities. But Cheney, speaking on MSNBC radio on 20 January, identified the country as one of the world’s top…
