Trump Sends Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress
Trump Sends Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress
The News
President Donald Trump has submitted a civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for approval, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Tuesday citing an administration official.
Trump still insists the deal is contingent on Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel, the Journal reported.
An administration official told Reuters that Saudi Arabia must join the Abraham Accords for the agreement to come through.
Timeline
The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump has sent the nuclear agreement with the kingdom to Congress, citing an administration official.
Reuters reports the submission and Trump's condition that Riyadh recognize Israel.
The Jerusalem Post reports the same conditions, noting the administration's position that Saudi Arabia must join the Abraham Accords.
Reactions
The administration's line, as relayed to both Reuters and the Journal, is unchanged: no normalization with Israel, no nuclear deal.
Raw Story, citing the Journal's reporting, characterized the submission as a quiet move with the potential to reshape the balance of power in the Middle East.
Public responses from lawmakers had not been reported at the time of the initial coverage.
What's Next
The agreement now sits with Congress, which must act on it before it can take effect.
The open question is whether Saudi Arabia takes the step Trump has made a condition — recognition of Israel and entry into the Abraham Accords.
More
Coverage of the submission spans the ideological spectrum — the Wall Street Journal and Jerusalem Post on the center-right, Reuters in the center, Raw Story on the left — and all four accounts agree on the core facts: the deal has gone to Congress, and Trump has tied it to Israel.
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