The deal has elicited criticism over its potential to fuel an arms race in the Middle East.
Trump energy secretary hails agreement that could potentially allow kingdom to enrich uraniumThe US has signed a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could potentially allow the kingdom to enrich uranium.In a statement on Wednesday, the US Department of Energy said its secretary, Chris Wright, and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman,…
The president’s new condition could create a roadblock to the agreement his administration announced this week.
The White House plans to announce a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, according to a senior administration official. The agreement will see the U.S. support the creation of a nuclear power program and see American companies build the program in the kingdom, the official told NBC News.
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.
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia signed a new nuclear agreement Wedesday that could help the Middle Eastern country diverisify its energy sources. Margaret Brennan has more.
The agreement would fulfil a long-held Saudi ambition but could attract concern in Israel and from some US lawmakers.
The United States and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday signed a “peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement” that officials touted as the basis for a decadeslong multibillion-dollar partnership advancing shared economic and strategic objectives. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he signed the deal with Saudi Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman and argued the…
The geostrategic benefits remain as murky as the terms of the agreement itself.
