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President ties any U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear deal to Saudi entry into Abraham Accords
Summary
When asked about a reported Saudi nuclear agreement, the president said any civil-nuclear deal would require Saudi membership in the Abraham Accords and that the administration would not proceed without that condition; he said Congress' role remains relevant.
A reporter asked whether the White House had authorized or signed a Saudi civil nuclear deal. The president replied that the deal required the Saudis to be "a member of the Abraham Accords" and said if they did not join, the deal would not proceed. He described the Abraham Accords as having been "incredibly successful" for participating countries and framed Saudi membership as a precondition for U.S. approval.
Reporters followed on whether the secretary had authority to sign and why a previously reported understanding appeared to change. The president reiterated that any deal would be "subject to Congress and everything else" and that the administration expected Saudi participation in the Abraham Accords as part of the diplomatic criteria for moving forward.
No legal text or congressional documentation was presented during the briefing; the president described political and diplomatic conditions that would need to be met for an agreement to proceed.
