Gates memo identified 'next steps' on Iran
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday he sent a memo to President Barack Obama's national security team in January that identified "next steps" for dealing with Iran.
"With the administration's pivot to a pressure track on Iran earlier this year, the memo identified next steps in our defense planning process where further interagency discussion and policy decisions would be needed in the months and weeks ahead," Gates said in statement issued by his office. (Reuters)
