In a latest sign of growing desperation, now becoming more evident and out in the open, US Central Command (CENTCOM) formally asked military analysts to develop "creative and unconventional" ways to pressure Iran amid a broader administration reassessment of strategy. CENTCOM file imageCNN says it has obtained an email sent out from US Central Command's intelligence branch across an array of military analysts urging new ideas. "We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran," a CENTCOM intelligence officer wrote in the broad pitch. The Pentagon actually rather quickly confirmed that this email calling for 'ideas' was indeed sent. "U.S. Central Command has a long history of thinking and working in innovative ways," CENTCOM spokesman Capt.