Top of the Hour: Obama Speaks on Iran, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

President Obama makes some revealing comments over tensions between Israel and Iran. In a pre-Super Bowl interview with NBC, the president said Israel has not made a decision to strike Iran even as worries grow Tehran is building a nuclear weapon. However, the president wouldn’t say if the U.S. would be privy to knowledge of any Israeli-led action before it happens.

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