Video: US official: Iran now ?more willing? to attack US

Iran could now be ?more willing to conduct an attack in the United States in response to real or perceived U.S. actions that threaten the regime,? according to James Clapper, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence.? NBC?s Andrea Mitchell reports.

>> now more on the report from director of national intelligence that iran could be more willing to attack the u.s. at home and abroad. nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has details. how alarming is the report from mr. clapper?

>> it is alarming. this is the newest threat facing the u.s. last summer they first unearthed what they say is a failed plot to go and bomb washington and blow up the saudi ambassador. this is the first time they believe, they concluded that top iranian officials, director clapper said, probably the ayatollah himself have been ready to attack. there have been iranian surrogates like hezbollah attacking but not here on american homeland.

>> when it comes to israel watching what happens inside iran with the nuclear program they feel the criteria for a preemptive nuclear strike may have been met and they feel the window of opportunity may close quickly between six and nine months. what's the administration saying about that publically and privately?

>> both publically and privately the u.s. is saying their timeline is longer. the president has been ambiguous about things but says no options were off the table. he said it clearly in the state of the union . but they believe that the window is closing quickly. there is a lot of signalling coming. the top spy was breefg general petraeus at the cia last week and top leaders in both parties seem to believe it needs to be done this year. if the window closes they say it will be no warning and israel will act without the u.s. there's been covert activity killing five iranian nuclear scientists and other computer attacks, cyber attacks against the iranian nuclear program between israel and the u.s. but israel believes covert options are closing.

>> andrea mitchell in washington. thank you very much.

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