Trump stuns Saudis by pinning nuclear deal to Israel ties

Per France 24, President Trump has revealed an unexpected condition to the nuclear agreement he just signed with Saudi Arabia: the kingdom must recognize Israel for the deal to stand. Saudi Arabia has long resisted the Abraham Accords, and Trump's linking of nuclear cooperation to Israeli recognition now puts that resistance directly to the test.

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