Obama: It’s ‘Understandable’ That U.S. and Israel Has Different Views of Iran

Obama: ‘Understandable’ for U.S. and Israel to Have Different ‘Perspectives’ on Iran (Mediaite)

President Barack Obama sat down with Democratic donor and staunch Israel supporter Haim Saban Saturday at the 10th annual Saban Forum and spent most the nearly one-hour conversation defending the recent nuclear deal the U.S. and allies struck with Iran. While Obama confirmed that the U.S.’s “commitment to Israel’s security is sacrosanct” he also acknowledged that there will times when he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have “different tactical perspectives.”

The president answered a question from Saban regarding a recent column from The New York Times’ Thomas Friedman that said the U.S. needs some “crazy” on our side if we are going to negotiate with Iran. Specifically, Friedman was talking about the type of “crazy” found in Netanyahu.