Susan Rice says U.S. plans to pursue a ` ` comprehensive strategy '' in Middle East . Rice : We want to end Iran 's ` ` illicit nuclear capability and its support for terrorism '' Rice talks briefly about Iran in a speech that mostly focuses on Iraq . The letter also called U.S. allegations against Iran on terrorism `` equally baseless and absurd . '' Iran 's U.N. representative calls remarks ` ` unwarranted and groundless . ''
Susan Rice says U.S. plans to pursue a ` ` comprehensive strategy '' in Middle East . Rice : We want to end Iran 's ` ` illicit nuclear capability and its support for terrorism '' Rice talks briefly about Iran in a speech that mostly focuses on Iraq . Iran 's U.N. representative calls remarks ` ` unwarranted and groundless . ''