Is the US-Saudi nuclear deal on, or in limbo?
- EXPLAINERTrump’s last-minute demand for Saudi normalisation with Israel has complicated the already sensitive deal.
- The United States and Saudi Arabia have agreed a nuclear cooperation deal to establish a civilian nuclear programme in the kingdom.
- This would allow Riyadh to harness nuclear power to generate electricity, allowing it to export more of its natural resources and deal with an expansion of energy-hungry data centres.
Unverified
- EXPLAINERTrump’s last-minute demand for Saudi normalisation with Israel has complicated the already sensitive deal.
- The United States and Saudi Arabia have agreed a nuclear cooperation deal to establish a civilian nuclear programme in the kingdom.
- This would allow Riyadh to harness nuclear power to generate electricity, allowing it to export more of its natural resources and deal with an expansion of energy-hungry data centres.
Sources: Al Jazeera