When the Trump administration announced last week that it had signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, the agreement was held up by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright as evidence that ”the American nuclear renaissance is underway”.
Although the text of the deal has not yet been made public, US media report that it could allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium in the future. But shortly after the announcement, President Trump took to Truth Social to qualify the news – saying that the deal hinges on Saudi Arabia’s willingness to recognise the state of Israel.
Is that likely? And could the deal derail ongoing negotiations between the US and Iran? We speak to BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:47 What is the US-Saudi nuclear deal?
04:12 What’s the history of the proposed deal?
07:12 Saudi Arabia’s view of Israel explained
11:14 Where do countries currently get uranium from?
13:00 Is the nuclear deal risky?
17:45 Why announce this deal during the Iran crisis?
21:00 Could this deal encourage Iran?
