LA Times:

Reporting from Washington — As U.S. and Israeli officials talk publicly about the prospect of a military strike against Iran's nuclear program, one fact is often overlooked: U.S. intelligence agencies don't believe Iran is actively trying to build an atomic bomb.

A highly classified U.S. intelligence assessment circulated to policymakers early last year largely affirms that view, originally made in 2007. Both reports, known as national intelligence estimates, conclude that Tehran halted efforts to develop and build a nuclear warhead in 2003. ....

But Israel appears to have a lower threshold for action than Washington. It regards Iran as a threat to its existence and says it will not allow Iran to become capable of building and delivering a nuclear weapon. Some Israeli officials have raised the prospect of a military strike to stop Iran before it's too late. ...

And then the very last line:

Some [which?] developments have bolstered [sez who?] the view that Iran is secretly pursuing a weapon.

No doubt, no doubt. It is true that although the propaganda campaign for war with Iran comes from the same playbook as the propaganda campaign for war with Iraq, that Obama isn't beating the drum for war as crudely as Bush did.

I think that's because Obama's a LIHOP type of guy, and Bush is a MIHOP type of guy. It's down the personal style, and the class and cultural markers of the legacy parties.