"Tensions have risen amid reports Israel may be planning a possible strike against Iran's nuclear facilities."
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"He said opening up a third front, after Iraq and Afghanistan, would be "extremely stressful, very challenging, with consequences that would be difficult to predict".
In response to a question about an Israeli attack on Iran, rather than American action, Adm Mullen appeared to suggest that the US could not avoid becoming involved. "
"He called for dialogue between the US and Tehran."
(Isn't that what Obama has been suggesting this past year?)