U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said a proposed civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia will move forward only if the kingdom joins the Abraham Accords. He also said the deal would not allow uranium enrichment under its terms, according to a report by Reuters.
The proposed agreement would enable Saudi Arabia to develop a civilian nuclear energy programme, including building nuclear reactors with U.S. technology.
However, Trump said the arrangement would not permit uranium enrichment, a key point of contention in past nuclear negotiations.
"The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!)... pertains only to non-military use such as the ones that Iran and UAE (and others) already have, 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, referring to normalising ties with Israel.
"The United States is not opposed to Civil (Non-Enriched) Nuclear Facilities," Trump added.
(This is a developing story)
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