{"id":16714,"date":"2026-08-26T05:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T05:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16714"},"modified":"2026-08-26T05:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T05:02:00","slug":"civil-nuclear-cooperation-agreement-donald-trump-sends-saudi-civil-nuclear-deal-to-congress-keeps-israel-normalisation-as-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16714","title":{"rendered":"Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Donald Trump sends Saudi civil nuclear deal to Congress, keeps Israel normalisation as condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133529903,imgsize-142534,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/us-saudi-nuclear-deal.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump sends Saudi civil nuclear deal to Congress, keeps Israel normalisation as condition\" title=\"File photo: US President Donald Trump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Picture credit: Reuters)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"File photo: US President Donald Trump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Picture credit: Reuters)\">File photo: US President Donald Trump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Picture credit: Reuters)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US President Donald Trump\u2019s administration has submitted a proposed civil nuclear cooperation agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/saudi-arabia\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> to Congress for review, while maintaining that the pact will only move forward if Riyadh agrees to normalise relations with Israel.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The agreement was sent to Congress on Monday under the requirements of the US Atomic Energy Act, according to an administration official cited by Reuters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The Wall Street Journal first reported the formal submission.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The agreement was signed last month in Washington by US energy secretary Chris Wright and Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. It would allow US companies to play a central role in developing Saudi Arabia\u2019s civilian nuclear programme.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>A US administration official told Reuters that Trump\u2019s position had not changed and that the agreement would only take effect if Saudi Arabia joins the Abraham Accords, the US-brokered framework for normalising relations between Israel and Arab and Muslim-majority countries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Trump had linked the nuclear deal to normalisation shortly after the agreement was reached. On July 23, he said the civil nuclear deal would be approved but was \u201ctotally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Congress gets 90 days to review nuclear pact<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Under US law, Congress has 90 days while in session to review the agreement. Unless lawmakers pass a joint resolution rejecting it during that period, the pact can take effect without a separate vote by either chamber.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>According to AP, the submission was made to Capitol Hill on Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The proposed pact is expected to last 30 years. It would facilitate the development of Saudi Arabia\u2019s nuclear infrastructure using US technology, including AP1000 reactors.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The project could involve US firms in the construction and development of the programme following a joint US-Saudi study.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The agreement has also drawn scrutiny over nuclear non-proliferation. Some Democratic lawmakers and non-proliferation advocates have criticised the pact because it does not bar Saudi Arabia from enriching uranium or reprocessing nuclear waste, which can provide potential pathways towards producing nuclear weapons.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The United Arab Emirates accepted restrictions on enrichment and reprocessing, known as the \u201cgold standard\u201d, in its 2009 civil nuclear agreement with the US.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The Trump administration has said the Saudi agreement contains the non-proliferation measures required under US law.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Saudi-Israel normalisation remains key hurdle<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Trump\u2019s condition could complicate the agreement\u2019s path forward because Saudi Arabia has maintained that it would only establish diplomatic relations with Israel if there is a clear and irreversible path towards Palestinian statehood.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Palestinian statehood, saying it would be untenable for Israel\u2019s security.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>The Abraham Accords, reached in 2020 and 2021, established diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan. Saudi Arabia has so far not joined the framework.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>Trump\u2019s administration has nevertheless continued to pursue an expansion of the accords, while Riyadh has maintained its position on Palestinian statehood.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>The proposed nuclear agreement has also faced criticism in the US over its potential implications for nuclear proliferation in West Asia.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/>Henry Sokolski, head of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Centre, told Reuters that beginning the congressional review could allow the deal to proceed without some of the restrictions sought by its critics.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/donald-trump-sends-saudi-civil-nuclear-deal-to-congress-keeps-israel-normalisation-as-condition\/articleshow\/133529810.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link 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