Trump Issued an Israeli Ultimatum for the Historic Nuclear Deal with Saudi Arabia
U.S. President Donald Trump submitted a historic 30-year nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia to Congress, but made clear he will not back down from the ultimatum he set: no deal without full normalization with Israel…
Assessment
President Trump has linked a historic civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia to full normalization with Israel. Washington's warning about uranium enrichment on Saudi soil is the real risk here. Trump is using the energy deal as leverage to force Riyadh into the Abraham Accords. The question is whether Saudi leadership will accept this condition or walk away from the nuclear project.