President Donald Trump said the civil nuclear agreement taking shape between the U.S. Department of Energy and Saudi Arabia will only be approved if the kingdom joins the Abraham Accords.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that the deal relates “solely to non-military uses” and emphasized that “there will be no enrichment of nuclear material whatsoever.” He said the model is similar to those in other countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Iran, regarding civilian nuclear infrastructure.
Trump added that the United States does not oppose the establishment of civilian nuclear facilities as long as they don’t include uranium enrichment capabilities, but stressed again that approval of the deal is “completely contingent” on Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords and normalizing relations with Israel.