Obama at UN: Iran Deal Ensures Iran's Nuclear Program Will be 'Peaceful'

In his address to the United Nations in New York City Monday morning, President Obama defended his administration’s nuclear agreement with Iran in the vein of 'international togetherness.'

The president said he is “mindful” of the dangers we face because they cross his desk every morning.

“I will never hesitate to protect our country, unilaterally or by force when necessary,” he said.

Yet, these dangers, he insisted, cannot be faced alone.

“But I believe in my core, we cannot return to the old ways of conflict and coercion. We cannot look backwards. We cannot turn back those forces of integration.”