WASHINGTON — President Trump said Thursday that a newly reached nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia will move forward only if Riyadh agrees to enter the Abraham Accords and formally normalize relations with Israel.
The condition, announced suddenly by Trump, came after the United States and Saudi Arabia struck an arrangement under which Washington would share technical expertise to support a Saudi civilian nuclear energy program.
“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 use such as the ones that Iran and UAE (and others) already have, will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“The United States is not opposed to Civil (Non-Enriched) Nuclear Facilities,” he added.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, widely known as MBS, and other senior Saudi officials have repeatedly said the kingdom will not normalize ties with Israel unless there is a Palestinian state or at least clear, meaningful progress toward one.
