U.S. signs commercial nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

The agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia gives American companies priority access to nuclear reactors and fuel to Saudi Arabia. It's expected to last decades and be worth billions of dollars. Transcript A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: The U.S. has agreed to build and run nuclear energy plants in Saudi Arabia. The Gulf state is rich in oil, howver it's been trying to pivot to other energy sources, and Saudi Arabia says the kingdom would only build a nuclear weapon if Iran pursues one first. After the Trump administration announced the deal, the president posted on Truth Social that it will be conditioned upon Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel, which could throw the agreement into question. First, what we know at this moment.With us now is NPR's Emily Feng in Tel Aviv. Emily, so this agreement - first tell us what's in it and actually, too, what's not.EMILY FENG, BYLINE: So it would allow American companies to run commercial nuclear power plants on Saudi soil for decades to come. And under the agreement, Saudi Arabia is not permitted to reprocess American nuclear material for weapons. But there is nothing in this agreement, and a security protocol attached, that stops the kingd...