July 23, 2026
Normalisation not discussed during months of Saudi-U.S. nuclear negotiations, sources say
“Whatever Trump tweets doesn’t affect whatever he signed,” Rosemary Kelanic, a Middle East expert at Defense Priorities, told MEE. “That said, he could always kill the deal.”
“The U.S. has no national interest, regardless of Israel, in allowing Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium. There are a million ways for US companies to make money without the risk of nuclear proliferation,” Kelanic, at Defense Priorities, told MEE.
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