John Kerry actually said...

"I don't believe it is in our interest to sit down with Iran unless we work out a deal with Russia and China ahead of time that when talks fail, Russia and China will show up at the sanctions effort."

"I'm convinced that the economic sanctions have far more likelihood of actually doing something than any potential military option that I've seen, which I think carries with it dramatic potential downs..."

"Well, I'm sure we're going to pursue this more."

"I would agree with that."