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Opinion | The Saudi Nuclear Deal Invites Disaster

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Allowing Riyadh to enrich uranium would open the door to proliferation in the Middle East and beyond.

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GOP rep: Trump ‘would be derelict in his duty’ if Iran had nuclear weapon, despite war’s unpopularity

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GOP rep: Trump ‘would be derelict in his duty’ if Iran had nuclear weapon, despite war’s unpopularity

GOP Rep. Byron Donalds (Fla.) on Sunday defended President Trump’s handling of the war with Iran. “Nobody wants war. I think if you were going to ask Americans at large, whether they’re MAGA Republicans or any other American, nobody wants to be involved in another military conflict,” Donalds said to host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s…

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Trump 'would be derelict in his duty' if Iran had nuclear weapon: Rep. Donalds

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Trump 'would be derelict in his duty' if Iran had nuclear weapon: Rep. Donalds

“Nobody wants war. I think if you were going to ask Americans at large, whether they're MAGA Republicans or any other American, nobody wants to be involved in another military conflict,” Donalds said to host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.”

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Nightmare scenario likely after Trump's nuclear deal creates 'giant firestorm': expert

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Nightmare scenario likely after Trump's nuclear deal creates 'giant firestorm': expert

President Donald Trump's foray into nuclear politics has created a "giant firestorm" that makes a nightmare scenario increasingly likely, according to one political scientist. Robert Pape, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, argued during a recent episode of "The Court of History" podcast on the Legal AF Network that Trump's demand that Saudi Arabia sign the Abraham Accords, and thereby normalize relations with Israel, is likely to backfire. Pape noted that the agreement provides no way to prevent Saudi Arabia from enriching uranium because there is no oversight or enforcement. "President Trump seems to realize this has touched off the giant firestorm," Pape said, noting that the deal increased Saudi Arabia's chances of getting a nuclear weapon from 98% to 99.999%. Once Saudi Arabia has a nuclear weapon, it's only a matter of time before other nations start knocking, Pape said. All of a sudden, nuclear weapons would proliferate across the globe. "What does it mean for [countries] besides Iran? It means the [United Arab Emirates] knocking on the door, 'Hey, what do you mean Saudi Arabia doesn't have to abide by these gold standards? We want to slip them as well here.' And then, of course, it doesn't take much to start looking at why Ukraine is not going down this road ... And why isn't Poland talking about doing this?"Pape said the situation could result in another forever war "quagmire" that Trump is unable to pull the U.S. out of. "If you thought you couldn't have made the situation worse, there was already a fire, and we're already pouring gasoline on the fire," Pape said.

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Saudi nuke ‘last thing we want,’ Netanyahu says after US inks energy deal

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Saudi nuke ‘last thing we want,’ Netanyahu says after US inks energy deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced his strong objection to Saudi Arabia acquiring a nuclear bomb, voicing caution over its planned nuclear program. Speaking to Fox News, Netanyahu praised President Donald Trump for attaching the condition that Riyadh must normalize relations with Israel to have a nuclear program, the former of which has been one […]

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WATCH: Democrats blast Trump Saudi nuclear deal as GOP touts regional alliance

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WATCH: Democrats blast Trump Saudi nuclear deal as GOP touts regional alliance

Democrats warn the Saudi Arabia nuclear deal could spark a Middle East arms race, while Republicans stress the need for regional partnership.

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Opinion | The ICC Tosses its Rogue Prosecutor

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Opinion | The ICC Tosses its Rogue Prosecutor

The court fires Karim Khan at long last, but the court still deserves to die.

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Van Hollen: Trump hit Saudi Arabia with ‘bait and switch’ by tying Israel relations to nuclear deal

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Van Hollen: Trump hit Saudi Arabia with ‘bait and switch’ by tying Israel relations to nuclear deal

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Sunday said President Trump hit Saudi Arabia with a “bait and switch” by changing the terms of a nuclear deal to tie it to building Saudi relations with Israel. “As you well know, the Saudis have been very clear that they will normalize relations with Israel when we’re on…

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Houthis fire missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to strikes on a Yemeni city

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Houthis fire missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to strikes on a Yemeni city

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday that they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city of Hodeida, in another escalation over vital shipping routes in the Middle East while the United States and Iran vie for control of the Strait of [...]

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