RismadarVoice Reporters, July 23, 2026
United States President Donald Trump has said the proposed civil nuclear agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia will only take effect if the kingdom agrees to normalise diplomatic relations with Israel by joining the Abraham Accords, announced on Thursday in a post on his Truth Social platform, a day after the two countries signed a framework agreement on civil nuclear cooperation.
According to the US president, the agreement is strictly limited to peaceful nuclear activities and will not permit the enrichment of nuclear material for military purposes.
“There will be no enrichment of material under the agreement,” Trump said, adding that the deal “pertains only to non-military use.”
He, however, disclosed that the agreement remains “totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords.”
The Abraham Accords, brokered by the United States during Trump’s first term in office, established diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab nations, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.
The possible inclusion of Saudi Arabia in the accords has long been viewed as a major foreign policy objective of the Trump administration.
Saudi Arabia has consistently maintained that any move to establish formal diplomatic ties with Israel would require meaningful progress toward the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected the establishment of a Palestinian state but described the prospect of Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords as “a historic leap forward for peace in the Middle East.”
The US Department of Energy said the agreement provides the legal framework for a long-term strategic partnership between Washington and Riyadh, covering nuclear cooperation, economic investment and non-proliferation objectives.
According to senior US administration officials, the agreement will be submitted to Congress for review.
Reports indicate that the deal could allow American companies to build a uranium enrichment facility in Saudi Arabia, subject to the outcome of a joint feasibility study by both governments.
The proposal has, however, attracted criticism from arms control experts and non-proliferation advocates, who warn that expanding uranium enrichment capabilities in the region could increase the risk of nuclear weapons development.
Although Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has maintained that the kingdom’s nuclear programme is intended for peaceful purposes, he previously stated that Saudi Arabia would develop nuclear weapons if Iran were to acquire one.
Saudi Arabia is a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which oversees the peaceful use of nuclear technology and monitors compliance with international nuclear safeguards.
