Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, appears determined to push allies in the US Congress to block the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, despite warnings that his strategy would fail and further damage relations with the Obama administration.
With few Israeli analysts demonstrating any confidence that Israel could muster the two-thirds support in Congress needed to overcome a presidential veto, a chorus of voices warned against persisting with a strategy they fear has left Israel increasingly marginalised.

Netanyahu’s approach has already been described as “coarse” by the German foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and “way over the top” by John Kerry, the US secretary of state. Barack Obama is bullishly confident that opponents in Congress will not be able to overturn the deal.
The day after the Vienna deal, Netanyahu’s reaction to the Iran talks dominated the Israeli media as much as the deal itself, with even usually sympathetic rightwing commentators cautioning against continuing a battle with the Obama White House they believe the Israeli prime minister cannot win.

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