Saudis must recognise Israel for nuclear deal, says Trump

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The US president says the landmark agreement to help Saudis develop nuclear energy is dependent on it joining the Abraham Accords.

The landmark atomic woody announced betwixt the US and Saudi Arabia is babelike connected Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords, successful different words recognising the authorities of Israel, US President Donald Trump has said.

"The Civil Nuclear Deal (There volition beryllium nary enrichment of material!)... which pertains lone to non-military use... volition beryllium approved, but is wholly taxable to Saudi Arabia joining the precise respected and palmy Abraham Accords," Trump said successful a station connected Truth Social.

Trump's remarks travel aft disapproval from experts that the woody could tally the hazard of aboriginal atomic proliferation successful an already unstable region.

The atomic contented has been astatine the centre of the months-long US-Israeli struggle with Iran.

In 2020, Trump brokered the Abraham Accords, which secured the historical normalisation of relations betwixt Israel and 2 Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain.

Sudan and Morocco person since normalised relations with Israel.

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