John Kerry actually said...

"While Iran has, in common with the emerging international consensus, a strong interest in seeing ISIL defeated, we remain deeply concerned about many aspects of Iran's foreign policy in the region."

"If we believe that it would be useful to discuss counter-ISIL efforts with Iran, we may do that on the margins of the P5+1 talks, as we have done in the past."

"Patience and firm insistence on our political conditions are vital."

"The President has the right as the President under Article 2 to defend this Nation and to take the steps necessary to do so."