A day before a deadline for Iran to suspend controversial nuclear work, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday sought to allay fears here and in other European countries that the United States plans to use bases in Europe to attack Iran. “I know this is on people’s minds,” Rice said at a news conference after attending a meeting of NATO foreign ministers. While all options remain on the table, she said, “We are committed to a diplomatic course that should, with enough unity and with enough strength and with enough common purpose, make it possible to convince the Iranian government” to change its course. Full Story