Who cares if the Iranians are suffering under the sanctions, its their own fault and they refuse to budge one inch.
Obama desparately wants something to take Obamacare, oops I mean ACA, off the front page. And he's willing to sacrifice Israel toward that end.
In the meantime, Iran is supporting Assad w/ the benevolent Russians acting as wink/wink/nod/nod referees.
Kerry is in so far over his freakin' head he needs the French to pull him out. Nothing says pathetic quite like that.