President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia must join the Abraham Accords to secure a civilian nuclear agreement, with no uranium enrichment permitted, according to Abu Ali Express. Trump added that Iran is no longer an obstacle or a major power. He warned that if Saudi Arabia does not join the accords, the deal would not go through.
President Donald Trump further clarified his position on the linkage between the US–Saudi civilian nuclear agreement and the Abraham Accords in a statement reported by Abu Ali Express on Friday evening. Trump said Saudi Arabia must join the accords to proceed with the nuclear deal, that no uranium enrichment would be permitted, and that Iran is no longer a major power or an obstacle to the deal. He warned that if Saudi Arabia does not join the accords, the agreement would not go through.
The remarks are the latest in a series of Trump statements on the issue on Friday. Earlier, at 22:43, The Zioneer reported Trump saying that Iran no longer poses an obstacle to Saudi joining the accords. At 23:02, Trump said he had not explicitly discussed the deal with the Energy Minister. At 23:25, he stated that Saudi Arabia would normalize ties with Israel at some point. The new statement adds the condition of joining the Abraham Accords as a prerequisite for the nuclear deal and explicitly rules out uranium enrichment.
The statement comes amid ongoing negotiations over a US–Saudi civilian nuclear agreement, which has been a subject of discussion in recent weeks. The Trump administration has been pursuing the expansion of the Abraham Accords, with Saudi Arabia as a key potential addition.
3 developments
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- DevelopingWhite House says Netanyahu did not request Saudi Arabia join Abraham Accords, attributes idea to Trump
- DevelopingIAEA says aware of US-Saudi civilian nuclear talks, expects formal safeguards request
- DevelopingCommentary: US-Saudi nuclear deal a 'gift' that risks 'oil economy confrontation'
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