Saudis must recognise Israel for nuclear deal, says Trump
The US president says the landmark agreement to help Saudis develop nuclear energy is dependent on it joining the Abraham Accords.

President Trump claimed Thursday the new nuclear deal the U.S. signed with Saudi Arabia will not include uranium enrichment and requires the kingdom normalize its relations with Israel.Why it matters: Trump is responding to two of the bigger criticisms of the deal: that it could open the door to nuclear enrichment and that Washington gave up leverage to…
The US president says the landmark agreement to help Saudis develop nuclear energy is dependent on it joining the Abraham Accords.
President Trump on Thursday said the nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia is contingent on the Saudis normalizing relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords. “The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!) being made between the United States Department of Energy and Saudi Arabia, which pertains only to non-military…
Trump probably wouldn’t have signed this deal a couple of years ago.
The Trump administration on Wednesday signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that, per The New York Times, “could lead to the country enriching its own fuel for nuclear reactors” and is estimated to “provide billions of dollars for the U.S. nuclear industry.” This news took much of Washington by surprise, given the rift between the two countries over the…
The agreement offers the Saudis the same options Trump has sworn Iran will never haveThe stark contrast between Donald Trump’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia and his nuclear demands for Iran would be comical if not so tragic. Trump has handed the Saudis the same nuclear options he swore Iran would never have.To make matters worse, Trump seems to have…
The nuclear power deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia was met with alarm in Israel as it deepened concerns that Israel, a major American ally, and Trump are increasingly diverging on foreign policy and security.
President Donald Trump announced that the new “peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement” between the United States and Saudi Arabia, signed on Wednesday, hinges on the Saudis joining the Abraham Accords. “The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!) being made between the United States Department of Energy and Saudi Arabia, which…
Once again, Mr. ‘Art of the Deal’ underperforms his predecessors.