OH, WE'RE JUST SO RELIEVED - AT 8:31 A.M. ET:  From AFP: 

Iran poses no threat to the United States, Russia said Tuesday, rebuffing a key argument of President Barack Obama on whether to go ahead with a European missile shield bitterly opposed by Moscow.

Former president George W. Bush had infuriated Russia by striking a deal to install 10 missile interceptors in Poland and related radar stations in the Czech Republic, saying they were needed to counter "rogue states" such as Iran.

The Obama administration says it is reviewing the shield project, studying whether it is militarily justified and cost effective.

But Sergei Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the United States, said that the Iran threat was a myth.

"I don't see any threat to the United States coming from Iran anytime soon," Kislyak told a conference of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

COMMENT:  Well, now that settles that, doesn't it?  I think we should all thank Russia for its concern with our security.  I love the ambassador's statement:  "I don't see any threat to the United States coming from Iran anytime soon."

How soon is soon?  Do we get a notice?  An e-mail?  I'll try to get the information so we can all mark our calendars.

April 9, 2009