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.
