White House Plays Down Use of Military Force Over Iran’s Nuclear Hopes - Recent comments by officials suggest shift from Obama’s previous threats

From The Wall Street Journal:

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration, seeking to strike a nuclear agreement with Tehran by late March, is significantly playing down the utility of using military force to deny Iran an atomic bomb.

Recent comments by senior U.S. officials suggest a shift in emphasis from President Barack Obama’s previous threats to use military force. Officials now are arguing that any military action would only guarantee Iran’s Islamist leaders would move to develop nuclear weapons.