Cheney Warned Musharraf on Iran War

"Cheney discussed with Musharraf issues relating to possible US invasion of Iran and joint strategy to counter the purported Taliban spring operation in war-hacked Afghanistan," the sources said, requesting anonymity for the sensitivity of the information.

The sources quoted Cheney as telling the Pakistani leader that even without support from Islamabad, US forces are capable of taking military action against Iran from Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Gulf.

Cheney air dashed Islamabad on Monday, February 26, on a one-day surprise visit amid unprecedented security.

He held a two-hour long meeting with Musharraf, during which they remained one-on-one for an hour.

The spokespersons of both Cheney and Musharraf have refused to brief reporters about details of the hour-long one-on-one meeting.

Award-winning American investigative reporter Seymour Hersh has revealed that the Pentagon recently formed a special group to plan an attack against Iran that can be implemented, upon orders from the president, within 24 hours.

He believes the Bush administration is intent on striking Iran and would do that with or without the UN authorization as was the case with Iraq in 2003.

Washington has been upping the ante against Tehran recently, restoring to the same aggressive rhetoric that preceded its invasion of Iraq.

The Bush administration has beefed up the US military presence in the Gulf to its highest level since the Iraq war.

The Sunday Telegraph revealed Sunday that Washington was secretly funding militant separatist groups in Iran in an attempt to destabilize the regime.

Dangerous

The sources said Musharraf highlighted the serious repercussions of any military confrontation with Iran.

"President Musharraf made it clear to the US Vice-President that if America attacks Iran, the consequences will have to be faced by the whole world," they added.

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