Rice: First Choice against Iran is Diplomacy

On a television program produced by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Rice said, "The US follows an active and aggressive diplomatic strategy in fight against threats for developing nuclear weapons in Iran and North Korea."

The National Adviser added "I think we’ve finally now got the world community to a place, and the (IAEA) to a place, that it is worried and suspicious of the Iranian activities".

When Rice was asked whether or not the US has any intention to remove the Iranian nuclear program with a secret operation, she refrained from answering the question directly; however, she did say that the Administration believes in diplomacy but will consider other options if necessary. This question stemmed from a news article published in the New York Times that said the administration and intelligence believe that diplomacy has little influence on Iran and that they believe that it is time to take under cover action against Iran.