article_snippet: In an address before the U.S. Congress punctuated by one-liners, Netanyahu claimed that ongoing talks about Iran's nuclear program "would all but guarantee that Iran gets nuclear weapons, lots of Iran gets nuclear weapons.
article_snippet: Jerusalem (CNN)At times portrayed Iran's leaders as untrustworthy and bloodthirsty, intent on annihilating Israel and threatening Israel allies.
article_snippet: The speech and the reactions to it came ahead of a March 24 deadline in which negotiators from six world powers, plus Iran, are trying to reach a long-term deal about Iran's nuclear program.
article_snippet: That looming date is why Prime Minister Netanyahu said Prime Minister Netanyahu was compelled to address Congress at the invitation of House Speaker John Boehner (and without the advance knowledge of Obama).
article_snippet: The Iranian nuclear deadline isn't the only one looming for Prime Minister Netanyahu, or even the most immediate one.
article_snippet: Prime Minister Netanyahu has been the loudest voice in speaking about international efforts aimed at preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
article_snippet: That mentality is what appears to be driving Netanyahu, who has been adamant and consistent in expressing The Prime Minister distrust of Iran (whose supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, tweeted last year that Israel should be "annihilated.")
article_snippet: The Prime Minister has been just as forthright in challenging international efforts to strike a deal with Tehran, an effort that's been accelerated since a more conciliatory Hassan Rouhani became Iran's president in 2013.
article_snippet: So is Netanyahu having a disruptive effect on these negotiations?
article_snippet: Netanyahu's trying to," Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said.
article_snippet: One thing that Netanyahu has certainly done is get the attention of Iranians.
article_snippet: But that doesn't mean Iranian officials are taking much stock in what Netanyahu said.
article_snippet: Massoumeh Ebtekar, Iran's Vice President for Environmental Affairs, told AFP from Paris that she didn't think Netanyahu's opinion "carries much weight."
article_snippet: They are making They efforts to derail the deal," Ebtekar said of Israeli officials.
article_snippet: There is a widespread opinion in Iran that Netanyahu has long been singularly intent on going after Iran, even before Netanyahu started Netanyahu second stint as Prime Minister in 2009.
article_snippet: Of course, just because Iranians are mindful of what Netanyahu said doesn't mean Iranians will change Iranians minds.
article_snippet: Most Israelis don't think that Netanyahu has any hope of impacting opinions and policies out of Iran with his speech, Bar-Ilan University professor Eytan Gilboa said.