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Trump Submits Saudi Civil Nuclear Deal to Congress with Normalization Condition

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6 sources across 4 countries · Israel · United States · Japan · United Kingdom

Who reported this

  • Haaretz Israel · Left · Schocken family and M. DuMont Schauberg
  • The Jerusalem Post Israel · Centre-right · Mirkaei Tikshoret (Eli Azur)
  • MS NOW United States · Left · Versant (spun off from NBCUniversal)
  • Al-Monitor United States · Centre · Jamal Daniel
  • The Japan Times Japan · Centre · News2u Holdings
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation

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President Donald Trump has submitted a proposed civil nuclear energy agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review. The agreement, reached in July, would allow U.S. companies to export civilian nuclear technology to the kingdom. However, a U.S. administration official stated that the pact will only move forward if Saudi Arabia normalizes relations with Israel by joining the Abraham Accords. The 30 year deal involves the construction of AP1000 reactors, a project worth tens of billions of dollars that would benefit Westinghouse. Under the Atomic Energy Act, Congress has 90 session days to review the agreement. Unless a joint resolution is passed to reject it, the deal will go into force. If Congress rejects the agreement, President Trump could veto that decision, which would then require a two thirds majority in Congress to override. Saudi Arabia has previously demanded an irreversible path to a Palestinian state before recognizing Israel. Some Democratic lawmakers and nonproliferation advocates have criticized the pact for not barring Saudi Arabia from enriching uranium or reprocessing nuclear waste, which are potential pathways to creating nuclear weapons. The Trump administration maintains that the deal includes nonproliferation measures required by law. Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center noted that starting the congressional process could allow the deal to proceed without the normalization and proliferation stipulations.

How each side framed it

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Highlighted concerns regarding nuclear proliferation and the potential for the deal to proceed without strict stipulations.
Centre
Focused on the procedural steps of the deal and the specific condition of Israeli recognition.
Centre-right
Emphasized the strategic link between the nuclear agreement and the normalization of ties with Israel.

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