As more precious time passes without action to stop them from acquiring nuclear weapons, the mullahs are beginning to gloat openly: Iran Says U.S. Lacks Options on Its Atomic Program.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Washington has hit a dead-end over Iran’s nuclear dossier, lacking enough proof to demand U.N. sanctions and too bogged down in Iraq for a military strike, President Mohammad Khatami said Saturday.

Washington is pushing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to report Iran to the sanction-imposing U.N. Security Council, accusing Tehran of a clandestine weapons program.

“I assure you that the Americans have no evidence to prove their claims,” Khatami told reporters at a news conference.

Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful and is intended to meet booming domestic demand for electricity.

Khatami added any U.S. attack on Iran would be “suicidal.”

“The Americans have to deal first with their problems in Iraq before taking military action against Iran,” the reformist president said. “I believe the Americans are still rational enough not to repeat their mistakes,” he added, referring to the attack on Iraq.