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The landmark nuclear deal between the US and Saudi Arabia is dependent on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords recognising the State of Israel, President Donald Trump has said.<\/b><\/p>\n
“The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!)… which pertains only to non-military use… will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n
Trump’s remarks come after criticism from experts that the deal could run the risk of future nuclear proliferation in an already unstable region.<\/p>\n
Saudi Arabia has previously said it would not recognise Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n
In 2020, Trump brokered the Abraham Accords, which secured the historic normalisation of relations between Israel and two Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain.<\/p>\n
Sudan, Morocco and Kazakhstan have since also signed the accords.<\/p>\n
Saudi Arabia has not so far responded to Trump’s remarks.<\/p>\n
And it was not immediately clear if the condition of joining the Abraham Accords was stipulated in the text of the deal – which has not been released – or that Saudi Arabia had agreed to that condition, or would be forced to join the accords.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Israel welcomed Trump’s statement.<\/p>\n
Posting on X, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Saudi Arabia joining the accords “would be an historic leap forward for peace in the Middle East”.<\/p>\n
The statement did not mention the nuclear deal. However, Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat said previously his country “can manage it” if Saudi Arabia had nuclear power for peaceful means.<\/p>\n
Israel itself is widely believed to have nuclear weapons, but it neither confirms nor denies that this is the case.<\/p>\n
The US-Saudi deal, whose signing was announced on Wednesday, is described as a “peaceful nuclear co-operation agreement” that will provide “great access for American companies in the Saudi nuclear energy programme” by the US energy department.<\/p>\n
The nuclear issue has been at the centre of the months-long US-Israeli conflict with Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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