White House Warns of ‘Other Options’ if Diplomacy With Iran Fails

White House press secretary Jen Psaki talks to reporters during the daily press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, on Dec. 6, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The White House says it is preparing in case diplomacy with Iran fails.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Thursday that given ongoing advances in Iran’s nuclear program President Joe Biden has ordered his team to make preparations for the possibility that diplomacy fails and the United States must resort to other options.