In one of his boldest political moves yet, Speaker John Boehner has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—a vocal critic of Obama’s Iran negotiations—to speak next month to a joint session of Congress concerning Iran. The move is a clear repudiation of the administration’s handling of Iran and the president’s threat to veto additional sanctions on the country.

At a meeting of Republicans Wednesday morning, Boehner voiced his disgust with Obama’s expectation that the GOP would “stand idly by” while he cuts the “bad deal”:

You may have seen that on Friday, the president warned us not to move ahead with sanctions on Iran, a state sponsor of terror. His exact message to us was: “Hold your fire.” He expects us to stand idly by and do nothing while he cuts a bad deal with Iran. Two words: “Hell no!” … We’re going to do no such thing.

As part of his plan to be proactive on Iran, Boehner announced that he has invited Netanyahu to speak to Congress next month on the issue, stressing the importance of seeing the connection between Iran and radical Islam and sending a “clear message” to our allies abroad:

I am specifically asking him to address Congress on the threats posed by radical Islam and Iran. America and Israel have always stood together in shared cause and common ideals, and now we must rise to the moment again. Let’s send a clear message to the White House – and the world – about our commitment to Israel and our allies.

Netanyahu’s repeated criticism of the administration’s dealings with the terrorism-sponsoring nation has established him, as Politico puts it, as the “Barack Obama’s foil.” The joint session, to be held Feb. 11, is part of a discussion in Congress over leveling additional sanctions on Iran despite the president’s threats to veto.