Summary

  • Mr Netanyahu addressed the US Congress about the threat posed by Iran's nuclear programme

  • The Israeli leader said: "Iran has proven time and again that it cannot be trusted"

  • Congressmen and women rose to their feet several times to give him warm ovations

  • The invitation, made by House Speaker John Boehner, is seen as a rebuke to Mr Obama's threat to veto new sanctions on Iran

  • The US, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China are currently working on an interim agreement with Iran for the end of March

  • All times in GMT

  1. Postpublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    But Mr Netanyahu says he knows the US will stand with Israel.

  2. Postpublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    By Jeremy Bowen's count, Mr Netanyahu has received 19 standing ovations so far.

    Netanyahu speechImage source, Getty Images
    Netanyahu speechImage source, EPA
    Netanyahu speechImage source, AP
  3. Postpublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Mr Netanyahu says after thousands of years, the Jewish people can defend themselves. "Even if Israel has to stand alone, Israel will stand."

  4. Postpublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Jeremy Bowen
    BBC Middle East editor

    tweets, external: "This is a direct intervention in US politics. He wants Congress to vote down a deal if it gets the chance."

  5. Postpublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Ian Black, Guardian's Middle East editor

    Iran has 'voracious appetite for aggression' and is 'gobbling up four countries' are both wild exaggerations in #NetanyahuSpeech

  6. Postpublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Peter Beaumont, Jerusalem correspondent, Guardian and Observer

    tweets:, external #Bibispeech really not munch new in Bibi's speech. he has been saying this for yonks. No new beef. No new detail. Same hyperbole

  7. Postpublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Standing up to Iran and other regimes is not easy, Mr Netanyahu says, motioning towards Ellie Wiesel in the gallery.

  8. Postpublished at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the podium in Congress

    Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the podium in CongressImage source, Getty Images
  9. Postpublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Paul Adams, BBC News

    tweets, external: "Not every member of Congress rises to applaud when Bibi says it's a bad deal and we're better off without it. But most do."

  10. Postpublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Mr Netanyahu says the alternative to this deal is not war but a "much better deal".

  11. Postpublished at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Netanyahu speechImage source, AP
    Netanyahu speechImage source, AFP

    Mr Netanyahu has received a warm reception in Congress.

  12. Postpublished at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    "If Iran wishes to be treated like a normal country, let it act like a normal country," Mr Netanyahu says.

  13. Postpublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Netanyahu quote
  14. Postpublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    "This deal won't change Iran for the better, it will only change Iran for the worse" - and would lead to a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, Mr Netanyahu said.

  15. Postpublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Such a deal would "pave the way" for a Iran nuclear deal - and would make the country more aggressive.

  16. Postpublished at 16:37 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Mr Netanyahu argues Iran could eventually be "weeks away" from a full nuclear arsenal, when deal expires.

  17. Postpublished at 16:36 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Mr Netanyahu is speaking to a full Congress.Image source, AP

    Mr Netanyahu is speaking to a full Congress.

  18. Postpublished at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Jeremy Bowen
    BBC Middle East editor

    tweet, external: #NetanyahuSpeech crucial point for his thesis. Iran can't be trusted in any circumstances. and restrictions will expire in a decade.

  19. Postpublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Mr Netanyahu says Iran both "defies" nuclear inspectors and plays "hide and cheat" with them.

  20. Postpublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2015

    Mr Netanyahu says the current negotiations would leave Iran's nuclear programme "largely intact".