President Bush’s comments come as Vice President Dick Cheney refused to rule out a U.S. attack on Iran. In an interview with Newsweek, Cheney said, “we haven’t taken any options off the table.” Cheney also admitted that the United States is sending a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf in order to send a “strong signal” to Iran. When the Stennis aircraft carrier arrives in the Persian Gulf next month, the United States will have two carrier groups stationed there for the first time since the 2003 Iraq invasion.