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The United States is expected to announce a landmark agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that will pave the way for the Kingdom to establish a civilian nuclear programme, according to reports by American media.

The proposed deal comes at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East, with renewed hostilities involving Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

According to The New York Times, citing two unnamed US officials, President Donald Trump’s administration is set to formally sign and unveil the agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The administration believes the arrangement will generate billions of dollars in opportunities for the US nuclear industry.

Reports by The Wall Street Journal indicate that the 30-year agreement includes a provision allowing American companies to build a uranium enrichment facility in Saudi Arabia if a joint feasibility study concludes that such a facility is necessary.

However, the proposal has drawn criticism from some US lawmakers across party lines, as well as Israeli officials, who have expressed concerns that a civilian nuclear programme could eventually be used to develop nuclear weapons.

The agreement is expected to be submitted to the US Congress in the coming days. While lawmakers will have the opportunity to review the deal, congressional approval is not required for it to take effect.

The announcement also comes amid rising regional tensions. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen recently threatened to expand the conflict by blockading Saudi ports following renewed confrontations involving the United States and Iran.

Saudi Arabia and the Houthis exchanged attacks last week for the first time in years, raising fears over the future of the 2022 ceasefire agreement. Although the Houthis had largely stayed out of the conflict since the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran in late February, recent developments suggest the fragile truce may be under increasing pressure.

Efuaye:
Does Donald Trump ever think things through before making decisions?
Let this not be true. Maybe it's one of those fake news stories that are going around.

Flangelo12:
Who's the terrorist now?

They'll just be deceiving the world.

Baxilexi:
MBS has said he will only get a nuke if Iran gets one. Saudi has to remain the major power in the region.

Last i remember, they outsourced part of their national security to the US, Isreal and Pakistan. If they’re pushing for nuclear weapons now it will be a move to emerge a superpower and this would lead to America’s withdrawal from the region.

I believe it will come at the cost of signing the Abraham accord.

orisa37:
VERY GOOD DECISION.
PLEASE GIVE NIGERIA NUCLEAR FACILITIES TOO.
AND STOP ITS HARASSMENT FROM
BRAZIL
SAHEL AND
SOUTH AFRICA.


THANKS TRUMP.
PLEASE APPROVE AGREEMENT TO NIGERIA TO ENRICH URANIUM

FSBoperator:
If both Iran and Saudi get nukes and decide to nuke each other, the Saudis will be wiped off the surface of the earth due to one specific factor - terrain.

Saudi is mostly flat open desert terrain while 90% of Iran is rugged mountains.

Nukes don't do very well when they encounter mountains as mountains deflect and absorb most of the blast. But open flat desert terrain is a different thing entirely as the blast wave will make mince meat of anything and everything on its target 🎯 . Also, it will rain molten glass after a nuclear bomb is detonated over Saudi Arabia making life more worse for whoever is very unlucky to survive the initial blast.

MrPresident1:
As one person already said, it could be the tradeoff to sign the Abraham accords with Israeli

Lukuluku69:
Do you think a Nuclear Iran and a Nuclear Arabia will point those Nukes at each other? I think not.

BondRiv:
Story. Didn't you read that the Israeli's voiced their criticisms? What will actually move the needle in that regard is Israel stopping its illegal occupation of Gaza.

tnerro1:
Isreal will be very stupid to allow such…

HacheNoire:
Trump has been paid and will sell nuclear tech to Saudi on the cover of civil use.

HumbleOptimist:
Same way US sponsored Iran's civilian Nuclear program in the 60s

HumbleOptimist:
Same way US sponsored Iran's civilian Nuclear program in the 60s

stanluiz:
Thanks very much!! Now they are now fighting the same Iran!!

After the Islamic revolution in 1979, Iran use the same nuclear tech with the help of Russia and China to build a massive underground nuclear weapon grade uranium enrichment program.

Saudi will do the same and it will be worse than Iran.

America will create a beast and the same beast will come out and fight them.

FSBoperator:
If both Iran and Saudi get nukes and decide to nuke each other, the Saudis will be wiped off the surface of the earth due to one specific factor - terrain.

Saudi is mostly flat open desert terrain while 90% of Iran is rugged mountains.

Nukes don't do very well when they encounter mountains as mountains deflect and absorb most of the blast. But open flat desert terrain is a different thing entirely as the blast wave will make mince meat of anything and everything on its target 🎯 . Also, it will rain molten glass after a nuclear bomb is detonated over Saudi Arabia making life more worse for whoever is very unlucky to survive the initial blast.

FSBoperator:
Where do you guys pull these useless misinformation from ?

Lukuluku69:
Do you think a Nuclear Iran and a Nuclear Arabia will point those Nukes at each other? I think not.

FSBoperator:
If both Iran and Saudi get nukes and decide to nuke each other, the Saudis will be wiped off the surface of the earth due to one specific factor - terrain.

Saudi is mostly flat open desert terrain while 90% of Iran is rugged mountains.

Nukes don't do very well when they encounter mountains as mountains deflect and absorb most of the blast. But open flat desert terrain is a different thing entirely as the blast wave will make mince meat of anything and everything on its target 🎯 . Also, it will rain molten glass after a nuclear bomb is detonated over Saudi Arabia making life more worse for whoever is very unlucky to survive the initial blast.