Trump Vows Saudi Nuclear Deal Has No Uranium Until Sorta Maybe Later
KEY POINTS
- •U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed a nuclear cooperation deal on July 12 in Washington.
- •The agreement focuses on civilian nuclear use without uranium enrichment promises, but includes a joint U.S.–Saudi uranium enrichment study.
- •Saudi Arabia insists on Israeli agreement for a clearly timed Palestinian state before normalizing relations, complicating diplomacy.
In a dramatic episode of 'International Negotiations, the Soap Opera,' Donald Trump announced the new U.S.–Saudi nuclear deal excludes uranium enrichment—at least for now—and hinges on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords. Signed July 12 in Washington by Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman after a year of slow chats, the deal lets American firms help Saudi build peaceful civilian nukes, like Iran and UAE already do. But surprise! The Wall Street Journal flags a secret joint U.S.–Saudi study on future uranium enrichment, plus missing snap inspections by UN inspectors, making nonproliferation enforcement about as tight as a screen door on a submarine. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia holds firm on no Israel normalization without a fixed, countdown-ready Palestinian state deal, turning diplomacy into a frustrating game of diplomatic chicken Dolce & Gabbana wouldn't touch.
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(1 of 3)Nothing says 'peace' like making a nuclear deal that flat-out omits inspections and schedules uranium enrichment studies as 'optional extras.' Genius diplomacy: trust us, we’re diplomatic.
Saudi nuclear deal confirmed peaceful as long as you ignore missing inspection protocols and late-night enrichment astrology readings.
Trump’s new plan: Nuclear peace without enrichment, ‘subject to’ normalizing Israel, which Saudi says only if pigs fly first.
Source: Axios | Published: 7/23/2026 | Author: Barak Ravid
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