Recently sitting down with liberal outlet Mic.com over the latest Iran deal, President Obama fielded questions from readers. One question from an Israeli citizen put the president on the defensive.

The pointed question from Sam Grossberg, 30, was this:

As an Israeli citizen, it’s very obvious that you oppose our prime minister. You’ve made a lot of promises in regards to our security as a people and as you know Hamas is right now basically at our doorstep. Why should we, as the Israeli people, trust you?

Obama, with feathers obviously ruffled, jumped -- again -- at the chance to assure that no other president in history has done more to provide for Israel's security than he. Bringing Grossberg's attention to the Iron Dome missile defense system, the president hoped to show that his commitment to Israel's safety is unprecedented. He also mentioned that there are "a whole range of issues" besides the nuke deal with Iran that he and Benjamin Netanyahu are in agreement over -- so it's not like the two leaders oppose each other "across the board" or anything.

Here is Obama's full response:

Well, as president, I have not only pledged and committed to make sure that America supports Israel’s security. But I’ve also provided more intelligence and military cooperation with Israel than any previous president.

This administration has done everything that Israel has been looking for with respect to, for example, a program called Iron Dome that has been able to shoot down missiles before they hit Israeli soil and undoubtedly saved Israeli lives.

I think it’s important for Sam to understand, I don’t oppose the Israeli prime minister across the board.

We have a strong disagreement about whether or not it makes sense for us to take a deal that cuts off all pathways for Iran getting a nuclear program or whether we should reject a deal, in which case, Iran can break out and start installing advanced centrifuges and potentially pursue a nuclear weapon without us having eyes on what’s going on on the ground or any significant constraints until it's too late.

And that is a substantive disagreement that we have but — on a whole range of issues — particularly with respect to Israel’s security, we’ve been with Israel every step of the way. And even Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government would acknowledge that.