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Trump adds condition to Saudi deal

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WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to add a condition to the newly signed agreement with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program, saying the deal would require the kingdom to normalize its relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords.

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  1. Foreign Policy

    Trump Approves Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia (opens Foreign Policy)

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    But without “gold standard” constraints, the pact could allow Riyadh to eventually develop a warhead.

  2. Green Field Reporter

    Trump says Saudi nuclear pact requires kingdom to normalize Israel relations through Abraham Accords (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday said an agreement being reached with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program requires the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords.

  3. Green Field Reporter

    The Latest: Trump says Saudi nuclear pact requires kingdom to normalize Israel relations (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    President Donald Trump on Thursday said an agreement being reached with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program requires the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords. In a post on social media, the Republican president said the deal doesn’t allow for enrichment of u…

  4. NBC News

    Trump says Saudi Arabia must normalize Israel ties before nuclear deal is approved (opens NBC News)

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    President Donald Trump said Thursday that the nuclear deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia requires the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel, a significant condition not previously mentioned as the deal was announced.

  5. Forbes

    Trump Says Saudi Nuclear Deal Will ‘Be Approved’—If Kingdom Normalizes Relations With Israel (opens Forbes)

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    Trump said the agreement prohibits Saudi Arabia from enriching uranium.

  6. Quartz

    Trump says Saudi nuclear deal will ban uranium enrichment — and requires Israel peace deal (opens Quartz)

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    The president's comments on Truth Social conflict with a provision in the 30-year agreement that could allow enrichment on Saudi soil

  7. BBC News

    Saudis must recognise Israel for nuclear deal, says Trump (opens BBC News)

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    The US president says the landmark agreement to help Saudis develop nuclear energy is dependent on it joining the Abraham Accords.

  8. Washington Times

    Trump says Saudi nuclear pact will require normalization with Israel (opens Washington Times)

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    President Trump said Thursday that his civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia will be conditioned on the Saudis normalizing relations with Israel as part of his Abraham Accords.

  9. Axios

    Trump says Saudi nuclear deal bars enrichment, requires Israel normalization (opens Axios)

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    President Trump claimed Thursday the new nuclear deal the U.S. signed with Saudi Arabia will not include uranium enrichment and requires the kingdom normalize its relations with Israel. Why it matters: Trump is responding to two of the bigger criticisms of the deal: that it could open the door to nu…

  10. The New Republic

    Trump Rushes to Convince People Saudi Arabia Nuclear Deal Is Great (opens The New Republic)

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    President Donald Trump is desperate to sell Americans on his landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that would loosen restrictions for the close U.S. partner. In a post on Truth Social Thursday, Trump declared that there would be “no enrichment of material” as part of his nascent nuclear deal, whic…

  11. The Hill

    Trump says nuclear deal depends on Saudis normalizing Israel relations (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump on Thursday said the nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia is contingent on the Saudis normalizing relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords. “The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!) being made between the United States Department of En…

  12. The Times of Israel

    Trump says Saudi civilian nuclear pact is conditioned on normalization with Israel (opens The Times of Israel)

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    PM's office credits Iran war with creating conditions for deal, says it's a 'historic leap forward' for peace, despite no confirmation from Riyadh that it will accept the condition

  13. Al-Monitor

    Trump says Saudi nuclear deal 'totally subject' to Israel normalization (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Saudi Arabia has previously said normalized relations with Israel would require an irreversible path to Palestinian statehood.

  14. Charisma Magazine Online

    Israel, Nuclear Power and the Abraham Accords: Why Trump’s Latest Move Matters (opens Charisma Magazine Online)

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    President Donald Trump has unveiled a diplomatic proposal that could dramatically reshape the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, linking Saudi Arabia’s pursuit of civilian nuclear technology with one of the region’s most elusive goals: formal recognition of Israel.

  15. Breitbart News

    Trump Admin Confirms 'Decades-Long, Multi-Billion-Dollar' Nuclear Deal with Saudi Arabia (opens Breitbart News)

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    The Department of Energy confirmed on Wednesday, following reports in several media outlets, that the administration of President Donald Trump had formalized an agreement with the government of Saudi Arabia to help that country develop a nuclear energy program.

  16. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Trump adds condition to Saudi nuclear deal: Normalizing relations with Israel (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The president laid out the new requirement a day after the agreement was signed, casting the future of the pact into doubt.

  17. Al-Monitor

    Trump stuns Saudis by pinning nuclear deal to Israel ties (opens Al-Monitor)

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    US President Donald Trump said Thursday that a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia depends on the kingdom recognizing Israel -- throwing the agreement into turmoil just the day after it was signed. The White House insisted that the Saudis knew the deal was contingent on recognizing Israel, despite the fa…

  18. The New Republic

    White House Can’t Explain Trump Changing Terms of Saudi Nuclear Deal (opens The New Republic)

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    President Trump announced massive new conditions to his nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning, just hours after it was signed. In a Truth Social post , Trump demanded that Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel via the Abraham Accords before getting any U.S. nuclear technology.

  19. PBS NewsHour

    Trump adds new condition to Saudi nuclear deal, says kingdom must normalize relations with Israel (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    President Donald Trump's social media post asserting that the agreement was subject to the Saudis joining the Abraham Accords was unexpected and almost certain to make finalizing the deal complicated.

  20. The Boston Globe

    Trump demands Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel as part of nuclear deal (opens The Boston Globe)

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    WASHINGTON — A day after the United States signed a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, President Trump added a new condition to the sale of nuclear reactors to the kingdom, declaring that the entire arrangement now depends on the Saudi willingness to establish diplomatic relations with Israel.

  21. Al Jazeera

    US-Saudi nuclear deal hinges on normalisation with Israel (opens Al Jazeera)

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    President Trump said a proposed US-Saudi civilian nuclear deal is subject to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords

  22. Semafor

    Trump pegs Saudi nuclear deal to Israel talks (opens Semafor)

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    The US president’s stipulation threatens to stymie the newly signed agreement, which allows Saudi Arabia to build nuclear power plants with US technology.

  23. CBS News

    The implications of the U.S.-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal (opens CBS News)

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    After signing a nuclear accord with Saudi Arabia, President Trump says that the agreement hinges on the Saudis establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, which they have refused to do. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan has the latest.

  24. Vail Daily

    Trump adds new condition to Saudi nuclear deal (opens Vail Daily)

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    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to add a condition to the newly signed agreement with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program, saying the deal would require the kingdom to normalize its relations with Israel through the...

  25. KION Central Coast

    How Trump upended the Saudi nuclear deal less than 24 hours after its signing (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Davis Winkie, CNN (CNN) — On Wednesday afternoon, officials gathered at the downtown Washington headquarters of the Energy Department for an event more than two decades in the making: the signing of a civilian nuclear agreement between the United States and Saudi Ara…

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