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Trump says Saudi nuclear deal hinges on Israel recognition
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Trump has conditionally approved a US-Saudi civilian nuclear agreement on the requirement that Saudi Arabia recognizes Israel through the Abraham Accords, a condition not mentioned when the deal was signed. Nonproliferation experts warn the agreement lacks safeguards against uranium enrichment to weapons-grade levels and omits IAEA monitoring protocols.
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If you sell nuclear technology or enrichment equipment into the Middle East, this deal just became a political hostage. Saudi Arabia will only get approval if it recognises Israel - a move it's said it won't make without Palestinian statehood, which Israel rejects.
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