Farnaz Fassihi does not foresee engagement on Iranian soil.

Question: Are we headed for war with Iran?

Fassihi:    You know, it’s hard to say, but I doubt…  Personally, I doubt that there’s going to be another, a war, you know.  I’m certainly hoping that there’s not another war because it’s very dangerous.  Iran’s become very influential in the Middle East after the Iraq war, particularly with Iraqi Shias and with Hezbollah in Lebanon.  Therefore, it would… an attack or a war could really destabilize the region.   But, you know, it remains to be seen whether the Iranian administration will be compelled to negotiate on the nuclear issue.  I think that’s another thing that’s not going to go away for the next president and will probably be a very big foreign policy challenge.