A landmark US-Saudi nuclear agreement will only proceed if Riyadh joins the Abraham Accords and establishes diplomatic relations with Israel, the White House said on Thursday. The deal would use American technology and expertise to help the Kingdom develop a civilian nuclear energy program.
The clarification marked a significant shift from Wednesday’s announcement, which made no public mention of linking the agreement to the normalization of Saudi-Israeli relations. Riyadh has repeatedly insisted it will not recognize Israel without progress toward the creation of a Palestinian state.
“This deal is contingent on this condition as far as the president is concerned, so we’ll continue to talk with our Saudi counterparts to get the deal finalized and hopefully see them joining the Abraham Accords very soon,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
The Abraham Accords are a series of US-brokered agreements launched during President Donald Trump’s first term that established diplomatic relations between Israel and primarily Arab states. Current signatories include Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.
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