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Saudi nuclear deal tests Trump as Graham's regional vision unravels
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Fusion42 · 19 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Trump administration has finalised a draft nuclear agreement allowing Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium domestically without signing the IAEA Additional Protocol, effectively removing inspection constraints. The deal signals a strategic shift away from conditioning Saudi nuclear cooperation on Israeli normalisation, leaving Israel excluded from both the nuclear framework and the emerging India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor infrastructure project.
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If you're building infrastructure, supply-chain software, or cybersecurity for Middle Eastern regional connectivity, the IMEC corridor is now moving forward without Israeli participation—and the US has just signalled it will not make Saudi cooperation contingent on Israeli inclusion. The inspection regime that might have constrained Saudi nuclear supply chains just got gutted.
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