Senior American officials have discounted the Israeli Prime Minister’s comments on the Iran deal. PHOTO: Reuters.

A senior U.S. official dismissed Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s stated concerns over the Iran nuclear deal announced on Tuesday, claiming that nobody pays attention to the PM anyway, Israeli Channel 2 news reported.

“Nobody takes any of Netanyahu’s proclamations seriously,” the official said, “nobody listens to him.”

During an interview with MSNBC later in the day, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry also responded to Netanyahu’s criticism of the deal.

Asked in the interview what he thought of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s reference to the deal as a “historic mistake,” Kerry responded, “Well, he said the same thing about the interim agreement, and he was wrong.”

Kerry described the prime minister’s comments as “way over the top.”

“He doesn’t even know what the concessions are that we have not engaged in,” he said, “because we haven’t made concessions.”

Despite Kerry’s harsh words for the Israeli prime minister, the Obama administration has started efforts to allay Israeli fears: Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will visit Israel next week to discuss the Iran deal and strengthening security ties.