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Trump says Saudi nuclear deal bars enrichment, requires Israel normalization

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President Trump claimed Thursday the new nuclear deal the U.S. signed with Saudi Arabia will not include uranium enrichment and requires the kingdom normalize its relations with Israel. Why it matters: Trump is responding to two of the bigger criticisms of the deal: that it could open the door to nuclear enrichment and that Washington gave up leverage to push a peace deal with Israel. Trump wrote on Truth Social: "The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!) being made between the United States Department of Energy and Saudi Arabia, which pertains only to non-military use such as the ones that Iran and UAE (and others) already have, will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords." Leavitt said: "Yes, this deal with Saudi Arabia, this energy deal, is contingent on this condition as far as the president is concerned." The current agreement was signed separately from any Saudi-Israeli peace deal, and there is no indication its text formally links the two.