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Trump has submitted civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, AP sources say
The 30-year pact would let U.S. firms build Saudi reactors and faces 90 days of congressional review, with critics warning of proliferation risks.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump submitted a 30-year civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress, conditioning approval on the kingdom normalizing relations with Israel.
- Trump set normalization as a condition for the deal to take effect, citing the Abraham Accords reached in 2020 and 2021 between Israel and nations including the UAE and Bahrain.
- The 30-year accord calls for constructing AP1000 reactors, benefiting Westinghouse, though critics argue the deal is controversial because it could potentially enable uranium enrichment on Saudi territory.
- Congress has 90 session days to consider the proposal, which is expected to face an "intense debate," while the Saudi embassy in Washington has not yet responded to requests for comment.
- Saudi Arabia has demanded an irreversible path to a Palestinian state, as normalization efforts stalled following the start of Israel's war on Gaza in October 2023.
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Trump sends Saudi civil nuclear agreement to Congress for review
US President Donald Trump has submitted a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, an administration official said. The classified pact, sent to Capitol Hill on Monday, is aimed at bolstering Riyadh’s nuclear programme but remains contingent on Saudi Arabia normalising relations with Israel.
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Trump sends Saudi nuclear deal to Congress, ties it to Israel normalisation
The Trump administration has sent a classified US-Saudi civilian nuclear agreement to Congress for review. Its fate is clouded by Trump’s demand that Riyadh normalise ties with Israel and by proliferation concerns.
·Noida, India
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