Now at first glance, this must sound pretty strange. After all, I hear rumors that there’s a super-powerful lobby that will push any American politician closer to Israeli policy preferences. Benjamin Netanyahu just won a big re-election victory. And as the tweet noted, it’s not as though Bibi Netanyahu has been absent from the American media recently. In laying the groundwork for an all-out rhetorical assault on the framework announcement, the Israeli prime minister has been extremely outspoken about opposing the deal in the four days since it was announced:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: A deal based on this framework would threaten the survival of Israel. — PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) April 2, 2015

I’m aware of this. It’s just that it doesn’t matter all that much.

The problem Netanyahu has is that he’s shot his bolt on Iran. He has already succeeded in rallying Republicans in Congress to his cause. He has already made his case to both chambers of Congress and the American people. He has already warned about the worst-case scenarios. He has already maximized the forces that oppose the framework deal.

And . . . that’s it. There aren’t any more persuadables.

His complaints will fall on deaf ears in the current administration. In his statement Thursday, Obama made it clear that he knew Netanyahu would oppose the deal, and he said the same thing in his sit-down with Tom Friedman. On Sunday, Ben Rhodes, Obama’s foreign policy amanuensis, told Fareed Zakaria on CNN, “I think that we’re not going to convince Prime Minister Netanyahu.” In other words, the White House no longer cares all that much about what Netanyahu thinks on this issue.

It’s increasingly unlikely that Netanyahu’s rhetoric is going to persuade any persuadable Democrats in Congress to oppose any eventual deal. Indeed, the framework announcement already has delayed one of the sanctions bills in the works. Bob Menendez stepping down as the ranking minority member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee removes a key Democratic critic of the negotiations. Hillary Clinton’s de facto endorsement of the negotiations, as well as that of some GOP analysts, provides additional cover for congressional Democrats. This is all before the White House sell begins in earnest. As John Harwood bluntly tweeted:

reality check: whatever they’ve said about Iran before, Congressional Ds will not join w/Rs in sufficient #s to kill completed Obama deal.

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) April 5, 2015