Trump says ‘it’s time’ for Saudi Arabia to normalise ties with Israel

US president reiterates that the nuclear deal with the kingdom is conditioned on Riyadh joining the ‘Abraham Accords’.Published On 24 Jul 202624 Jul 2026United States President Donald Trump has once again said that he will not go ahead with a civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia unless Riyadh agrees to normalise ties with Israel, under the so-called Abraham Accords.Asked on Friday whether the US Department of Energy got ahead of him when it announced the deal without the Israel condition earlier this week, Trump said: “No, nobody got out ahead.”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3ICC prosecutor Karim Khan removed over ‘political’ sex abuse claimslist 2 of 3Saudi Arabia strikes Houthi-held Hodeidah, Yemeni group sayslist 3 of 3UNESCO places occupied West Bank, Lebanon sites on endangered heritage listend of list“I just say that in order to do it, they have to be a member of the Abraham Accords, which have been very successful,” the US president added. “But it’s time now that they do it.”Washington and Riyadh had signed a nuclear cooperation deal to establish a civilian nuclear programme in the kingdom on Wednesday.But a day later, Trump announced a new condition on social ...