Trump says Saudi nuclear pact hinges on kingdom joining Abraham Accords

Claim casts further confusion over deal to launch US-supported civilian nuclear programme in Saudi Arabia.United States President Donald Trump has said that a civilian nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia is “totally subject” to the kingdom normalising relations with Israel as part of the Abraham Accords.Trump’s statement on Thursday, a day after the agreement was announced, has cast confusion over an already opaque deal, the full details of which have not been released.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US and Saudi Arabia announce nuclear cooperation deallist 2 of 3Why is Iran still able to conduct deadly attacks on US military sites?list 3 of 3Saudi Arabia and US agree to landmark nuclear deal for civilian purposesend of listIn a post on his Truth Social Account, the US president wrote that the agreement “will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords”.Saudi Arabia did not immediately respond to the claim. Any acceptance of normalising ties with Israel under the accords would represent a major pivot for Riyadh, which has long opposed such a prospect.Trump’s statement came a day after the US Depa...