Attack on Iran likely: Ex-CIA chief

A former CIA director says military action against Iran now seems more likely because no matter what the US does diplomatically, Tehran keeps pushing ahead with its 'suspected' nuclear program, Press TV reported.

Michael Hayden, a CIA chief under President George W. Bush, says that during his tenure a strike was 'way down the list' of options, reports the Associated Press.

But he tells CNN's 'State of the Union' that such action now 'seems inexorable.'

U.S. officials have said military action remains an option if sanctions fail to stop Iran from continuing its nuclear program.