Kerry: ‘President Obama Has Done More’ to Ensure Israel’s Security than Anyone Else

“President Obama has done more to ensure the security of Israel by the creation of Iron Dome, by the development of weapons that are specifically calculated to be able to deal with Iran’s nuclear weapon problem. And the president has pledged that they will not get a nuclear weapon. Now, I guarantee you, we have said again and again, no deal is better than a bad deal. We’re not going to make a bad deal. But remember, Martha, there were many people who opposed the interim agreement and said that was terrible.

The fact is, the interim agreement has been adhered to. It has been inspected. We have proven that we have slowed Iran’s — even set back — its nuclear program. And we are going to continue now to the next step to see — I can’t promise you we can. But we are going to test whether or not diplomacy can prevent this weapon from being created, so you don’t have to return to additional measures, including the possibility of a military confrontation. Our hope is diplomacy can work."