President Donald Trump said that any US civilian nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia is conditional on the kingdom joining the Abraham Accords and normalizing ties with Israel. The statement, reported Friday, marks a clear policy linkage between the nuclear deal and regional normalization.
President Donald Trump's statement sets a new condition linking the US civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia to normalization with Israel. Trump explicitly tied the deal to the Abraham Accords, the US-brokered normalization agreements that have seen several Arab states establish relations with Israel. The Zioneer has reported on Saudi Arabia's position that normalization requires progress on the Palestinian issue, as well as analyses suggesting Trump's regional moves may bypass Israel. The condition establishes a clear benchmark for any nuclear agreement with Riyadh.
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