Trump signs Saudi nuclear pact without Israel normalisation requirement

Past US presidents insisted that Saudi Arabia normalise relations with Israel in exchange for receiving American nuclear technology for civilian energy programmes."A civilian nuclear program in Saudi Arabia [will] lead to a mad arms race across the entire Middle East," Avigdor Lieberman, a member of the Israeli parliament and a former defense minister, said in a social media post.

The Trump administration's nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia reversed a years-long stance toward a key Middle East ally.