The plan “threatened Israel’s existence”, he said..The White House said the US president called the Israeli prime minister to discuss the agreement reached with Iran to limit its nuclear programme.

But Netanyahu, who was about to convene senior ministers on Friday to discuss the deal, said in a statement after the conversation: “A deal that is based on this framework will threaten Israel’s existence ... The alternative is to stand firmly and increase pressure on Iran until a better deal is reached.”

Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to convene senior ministers on Friday, April 3, to discuss the framework deal reached between world powers and Iran, which he told U.S. President Barack Obama Israel "vehemently opposed."