White House says if Saudi Arabia does not join Abraham accords, nuclear deal ‘is off’ – US politics live

According to the Guardian, the White House has tied a proposed nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to a major diplomatic condition: the kingdom must join the Abraham accords. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed this linkage, saying the nuclear deal is contingent on Saudi Arabia's participation—a requirement Trump himself announced on social media. The Abraham accords, which normalized relations between the UAE and Israel, could undergo significant expansion if Saudi Arabia commits to joining.

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