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Trump Ties US-Saudi Nuclear Deal to Israel Normalization, Risking Collapse

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Trump Ties US-Saudi Nuclear Deal to Israel Normalization, Risking Collapse

🤝 RIYADH — Trump's Israel demand could kill the one deal Gulf partners need most right now. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Riyadh needs US civilian nuclear technology partly as a prestige counter to Iran's program. Tying it to Israel normalization — while Houthis are striking Saudi tankers — asks Riyadh to absorb domestic political cost during a war it didn't choose. If the deal collapses, Saudi incentives to support US Gulf operations weaken. Tehran watches closely: a fractured US-Saudi axis is worth more than a missile strike.

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