Trump backtracks on Saudi nuclear deal, demands Israel normalisation

Trump backtracks on Saudi nuclear deal, demands Israel normalisation Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 07/23/2026 - 13:21 Earlier this week Trump has reportedly approved a 30-year civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia Off US President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack on the Saudi nuclear deal on Thursday by making it conditional on Riyadh normalising ties with Israel. “The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!)... pertains only to non-military use such as the ones that Iran and UAE (and ot