Condoleezza Rice made the distinction today between US security and US interests.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned that Iran poses the biggest threat to her country’s interests in the Middle East, as she begins an important regional tour on Tuesday aimed at uniting U.S. allies against Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah.
Translation: Iran poses no military threat to the US or its allies, but it stands in the way of US control of the Middle East.