Trump Halts Saudi Nuclear Deal Over Normalization Condition with Israel
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First reported by Ynet · 18 hours ago
What happened
President Donald Trump abruptly conditioned the U.S.-Saudi civilian nuclear deal on Saudi normalization with Israel, surprising negotiators and Saudi officials. The original agreement, signed Wednesday, was halted after Trump’s Thursday announcement that uranium enrichment would not be allowed and the deal required Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords. The move followed internal White House conflict and conservative media criticism, with Israeli leaders reportedly seeking normalization terms in the deal.
- 01Trump halted the U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal, requiring Saudi normalization with Israel first.
- 02The original agreement signed Wednesday allowed civilian nuclear cooperation without uranium enrichment.
- 03Trump was angered Energy Secretary Rick Perry signed without his prior approval or congressional documents.
- 04Israeli PM Netanyahu hoped to influence the deal toward normalization, but no direct talks occurred.
- 05Experts and Congress worried the original deal lacked strict nonproliferation safeguards.
- 06The deal was part of broader U.S. regional strategy amid tensions with Iran and economic pressures on allies.
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