Maintaining that all options are on the table for Iran, US President George W. Bush has said that the use of force is the last option, if diplomacy fails to halt Tehran in its bid to enrich uranium.
"Look, in all these instances we want diplomacy to work. And so, we are working feverishly on the diplomatic route. We will see if we are successful or not," Bush said in an interview to Israeli Television.
"All options are on the table," Bush said, adding that the use of force is the last option for any president.
The White House released excerpts of the interview on Friday.
The UN nuclear agency on Thursday had called for Iran to suspend its nuclear activities and asked IAEA chief, Mohammad Al Baradei, to report on Iran's compliance by September 3.
The BBC's Washington correspondent Jonathan Beale says the president wants to send a clear warning to Tehran, although in reality the US already has its hands full in neighbouring Iraq.
