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Israel's Netanyahu to begin contentious Iran speech in US Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu - Iran a 'global threat'
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The Israeli prime minister is due to begin a controversial speech to the US Congress, in which he will warn against a nuclear deal with Iran. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that Iran poses a "threat to the entire world", in a contentious speech to the US Congress.
It comes a day after Benjamin Netanyahu told a pro-Israel lobby group that Iran was enveloping the world with its "tentacles of terror". He said Iran had a "global terror network" as well as threatening the survival of Israel.
His speech to Congress was arranged without consulting the White House, and it has reacted with irritation. He acknowledged that his speech was controversial and insisted that he was not meddling in internal US politics.
It comes two weeks before Mr Netanyahu will fight for re-election in Israel. His speech to Congress was arranged without consulting the White House, which reacted with irritation.
The White House has also complained that the speech is interfering in domestic politics by trying to swell domestic opposition to any Iran deal. The White House had complained that the speech was interfering in domestic politics by trying to swell domestic opposition to any Iran deal.
Talks on Iran's nuclear programme are nearing a critical 31 March deadline for an outline agreement to be reached. It also comes just two weeks before Mr Netanyahu will fight for re-election in Israel.
Talks on Iran's nuclear programme are nearing a critical late-March deadline for an outline agreement to be reached.
The US, UK, France, Germany, Russia and China are seeking to reach agreement to curtail Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.The US, UK, France, Germany, Russia and China are seeking to reach agreement to curtail Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.
Mr Netanyahu has insisted he means to show no disrespect to Mr Obama but that a deal with Iran "could threaten the survival of Israel". There are reports that sources close to the Iran negotiations currently under way in Montreux, Switzerland are concerned that Mr Netanyahu could reveal sensitive details about the deal being forged.
But the Voice of Israel radio also reported he had "moderated" the text in recent hours.