At last, some good news from Iran

US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that a military attack against Iran was fraught with risks and that he preferred a diplomatic resolution to dispel the war clouds gathering over the Gulf. It seems that the threat of a US-led attack on Iran has eased, at least for now.

The Western media say Teheran's nuclear program is to blame for the standoff between the West and Iran. After the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued a report suspecting Iran of developing nuclear weapons, the US and European Union member countries imposed more economic sanctions on Iran, and asked other countries not to buy oil from Iran to "force Teheran to halt its nuclear plan". Iran has responded by conducting military drills and threatening to blockade the Gulf of Hormuz.

But neither Iran nor the US has uttered the word "war".