Posted on 08/26/2026 7:05:12 AM PDT by Twotone
US President Donald Trump has sent Congress a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy while insisting the pact will only be approved if the kingdom normalizes relations with Israel, a US administration official told Reuters on Tuesday.
The agreement, which was reached in July and would allow US companies to export civilian nuclear technology to the kingdom, was sent to Congress on Monday, according to the US official, who declined to be identified.
The Saudi embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Advertisement
It was unclear how Trump expects sending the nuclear deal to Congress, which has 90 session days to consider it, to advance his objectives.
"The president's position has not changed that the agreement will only move forward if Saudi Arabia joins the Abraham Accords," the US official said in an email, referring to US-brokered agreements between Israel and Arab and Muslim-majority nations to normalize relations.
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Saudi Arabia is funding the thousands of mosques going up all over the world
“Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer.”
The fact that people still don’t see what is going on, is truly amazing.
What’s going on?
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