US President Donald Trump has stated that any landmark nuclear deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia would be contingent on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords and recognizing the state of Israel. This was reported by multiple news outlets on July 24, 2026.
Trump made the remarks during a press conference, emphasizing that normalization with Israel is a key condition for the deal. The Abraham Accords, brokered by the Trump administration in 2020, led to normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab nations, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.
Saudi Arabia has not yet officially recognized Israel, and previous reports indicated that the kingdom was seeking a path to a Palestinian state as part of any normalization agreement. The Trump administration's stance appears to link nuclear cooperation directly to diplomatic recognition.
Details of the proposed nuclear deal remain unclear, but it is expected to involve civilian nuclear energy cooperation, potentially including uranium enrichment, which has raised non-proliferation concerns among some experts.
