s ▁N uc lear ▁and ▁Miss ile ▁Pot ential . ▁The ▁report ▁concluded ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁" no ▁IR B M / IC B M ▁threat ▁from ▁Iran ▁and ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁threat , ▁even ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁to ▁emer ge , ▁is ▁not ▁im min ent ." ▁The ▁report ▁said ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁specific ▁evidence ▁that ▁Iran ▁was ▁seeking ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁attack ▁Europe ▁and ▁that ▁" it ▁is ▁indeed ▁difficult ▁to ▁imagine ▁the ▁circumstances ▁in ▁which ▁Iran ▁would ▁do ▁so ." ▁The ▁report ▁said ▁if ▁Iran ▁did ▁purs ue ▁this ▁cap ability , ▁it ▁would ▁need ▁six ▁to ▁eight ▁years ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁miss ile ▁capable ▁of ▁carrying ▁a ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁kil ogram ▁war head ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁kilom eters . ▁The ▁report ▁said ▁Iran ▁ending ▁" IA E A ▁contain ment ▁and ▁surve ill ance ▁of ▁the ▁nuclear ▁material ▁and ▁all ▁installed ▁cas c ades ▁at ▁the ▁F uel ▁En rich ment ▁Plan " ▁might ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁early ▁warning ▁of ▁Iran ian ▁intent ions . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Russian ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Serge i ▁Lav rov ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Iran ▁nuclear ▁issue ▁would ▁be ▁resolved ▁by ▁diplom atic ▁methods ▁exclus ively . ▁" It ▁is ▁absolutely ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁problem ▁can ▁be ▁settled ▁exclus ively ▁by ▁political ▁and ▁diplom atic ▁methods ▁and ▁any ▁other ▁scenarios , ▁especially ▁use - of - force ▁scenarios , ▁are ▁completely ▁un accept able ," ▁Lav rov ▁said . ▁Y ev gen