Trump submits civil nuclear agreement with Saudi for review
The Trump administration submitted a classified civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to the U.S. Congress for review, with reported conditions linked to Saudi–Israel normalization.
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What happened: Trump administration submits Saudi civil nuclear agreement to Congress with a Saudi–Israel normalization condition
The Trump administration submitted a classified civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to the U.S. Congress for review.
U.S. administration officials and congressional aides stated that the agreement aims to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s civilian nuclear programme.
U.S. administration officials and congressional aides reported that the agreement’s advance conditions include normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. The President continues to insist that the agreement will not proceed without such normalization.
Background: U.S. congressional review mechanism for nuclear-related agreements under the Atomic Energy Act
U.S. officials stated that the Atomic Energy Act provides the congressional review mechanism for the nuclear-related agreement.
