Trump Rug Pulls the Saudis By Making New Nuclear Deal Dependent on Abraham Accords; Saudis Respond

 

READ IN APP   The Badlands Brief is your daily drop of Badlands’ takes on the narratives dominating the info war. Read on, and join the conversation in the comments section. Trump Rug Pulls the Saudis By Making New Nuclear Deal Dependent on Abraham Accords; Saudis Respond President Donald Trump said the United States is prepared to move forward with a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia only if the kingdom eventually joins the Abraham Accords and normalizes relations with Israel. The position links two major regional initiatives that had previously been discussed on separate tracks. Saudi officials responded by reiterating their longstanding position that normalization with Israel remains contingent on meaningful progress toward a Palestinian state and an end to the conflict in Gaza. Riyadh has maintained that its conditions for joining the Abraham Accords have not changed. The exchange underscores the administration’s continued effort to expand the Abraham Accords while pursuing broader security and energy partnerships in the Middle East. It also highlights the diplomatic challenges of advancing both Israeli-Saudi normalization and a US-Saudi nuclear agreement amid the ongoing Gaza war. GhostofBasedPatrickHenry : “It was signed. So nothing to renegotiate,” the Saudi source says. “Tweets don’t overturn signed agreements.” A released statement by the Saudi Energy Ministry. I talked about this yesterday on the bonus episode of Geopolitics with Ghost. I don’t believe President Trump actually intends to enforce this ultimatum. I think he is posturing for the zealous Zionists in his camp. Saudi Arabia doesn’t need the US to build a nuclear power plant. They have already submitted proposals from a South Korean nuclear contractor (KEPCO) as well as a Japanese company. Their preference would be to work with US companies to construct and maintain the nuclear facilities, but they intend to build one (two, actually) regardless.