WASHINGTON — President Trump abruptly announced Thursday he is conditioning a newly agreed nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia on Riyadh agreeing to join the Abraham Accords and normalizing relations with Israel.
Trump’s newly announced prerequisite on Thursday came after Washington and Riyadh cut a deal in which the US would provide the Saudis with technical know-how for a civilian nuclear 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 declared on Truth Social.
“The United States is not opposed to Civil (Non-Enriched) Nuclear Facilities.”
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and other leaders of the oil-rich country have long made clear that Riyadh won’t normalize relations with Israel without the creation of or concrete steps toward a Palestinian state.
