US Secretary of State John Kerry said there is “a lot of hysteria” in the criticism of the framework agreement reached between the P5+1 and Iran last month over Tehran’s nuclear energy program

US Secretary of State John Kerry said there is “a lot of hysteria” in the criticism of the framework agreement reached between the P5+1 and Iran last month over Tehran’s nuclear energy program.

“There’s a lot of hysteria about this deal,” Kerry told an Israeli TV channel. “People really need to look at the facts, and they need to look at the science behind those facts.”

Kerry’s interview with Channel 10 was conducted on Thursday, and parts of it were broadcast on Saturday night. The full interview will be broadcast on Sunday night.

Iran and the P5+1 group of countries -- the US, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany -- reached a landmark framework agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program on April 2 in Switzerland.

The two sides are set to start drafting a final accord, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which is expected to come until the end of June.

Kerry said that Washington assures Tel Aviv it won't give up on any option open at the moment with regard to Iran's nuclear activities. He said he understands Israel's concerns toward the nuclear deal with Iran, but he guarantees that any future agreement with Tehran will not let Israel down.

He stressed that Washington will not accept a deal with Iran unless Tehran provides transparency and allow international inspectors to monitor its nuclear program on a daily basis.

"We will have inspectors in there every single day. That's not a 10-year deal. That's forever. There have to be inspections," he said.

“President Obama has absolutely pledged they will not get a nuclear weapon,” he said. “I believe that where we are heading will in fact protect Israel.”