US, Saudi Arabia seal nuclear deal that allows enrichment study

The United States and Saudi Arabia finalized a civilian nuclear cooperation deal that could let American companies build reactors in the kingdom and, if a joint study deems it necessary, support a uranium enrichment facility there. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed the accord on July 22. The move departs from past US agreements that explicitly barred enrichment, drawing alarm from nonproliferation advocates and some lawmakers. President Donald Trump later posted that Saudi participation in the Abraham Accords was a condition, but reports said it was not immediately clear whether that requirement appears in the text. Congress will now review the agreement and would need a veto-proof majority to stop it.