Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that "no agreement" between the P5+1 countries and Iran would be better than a "bad agreement."

Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry briefed him on the details of the final efforts to reach an agreement during the ongoing talks in Vienna.

"Last night, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry updated me on the situation in the nuclear talks with Iran. We are anxiously monitoring developments in these talks," Netanyahu said. "No agreement at all would be preferable to a bad agreement that would endanger Israel," he added.

Netanyahu reiterated his stance that Iran should not be allowed to become a nuclear threshold state, which he said will jeopardize Israel and the rest of the world. The prime minister seeks to completely remove all centrifuges and disable the Iranians from enriching uranium.

Unlike Israel, the United States is willing to allow for some uranium enrichment at a basic level.

The P5+1 countries, the United States, China, Britain, France, Russia plus Germany, started a final round of talks with Iran on Tuesday in order to reach a final agreement by Nov. 24 deadline. The negotiations aim at curbing Iran's nuclear program in exchange for alleviating financial sanctions on the country.

Reports said that both sides are currently at a deadlock. Iran' s semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday that Iranian officials said it will not be possible to reach a final deal by Nov. 24.

Netanyahu insists on the danger that a nuclear Iran poses to Israel, calling an interim agreement reached by both parties in November 2013 a "historic mistake."

Negotiations between Tehran and the P5+1 countries started last year, following the election of moderate leader Hassan Rouhani as Iran's president in June. Endi

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