WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama says he will veto any legislation that blocks the Iran nuclear deal.

Watch the President’s comments on the agreement here.  (The comments begin at 32:10)

The President says today’s historic nuclear agreement with Iran is an opportunity for the longtime foes to move in a “new direction.” And Obama warns Congress that it would be irresponsible to block the accord.

The president says the agreement, hammered out through nearly two years of negotiations, would cut off all of Iran’s pathways to a bomb and give the international community unprecedented access to the country’s nuclear facilities. He says the deal is not built on trust — but instead is “built on verification.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls the deal with Iran a mistake of “historic proportions,” and he’s promising to lobby the U.S. Congress to oppose the deal.