{"id":778769,"date":"2026-07-22T23:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/778769\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T23:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T23:19:14","slug":"us-signs-landmark-nuclear-deal-with-saudi-arabia-us-foreign-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/778769\/","title":{"rendered":"US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia | US foreign policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US has signed a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could potentially allow the kingdom to enrich uranium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a statement<\/a> on Wednesday, the US Department of Energy said its secretary, Chris Wright, and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, signed a \u201cpeaceful nuclear cooperation agreement\u201d, along with a \u201cbilateral safeguards agreement\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to the department, the partnership is expected to expand American nuclear technology exports, create \u201chigh-paying\u201d US jobs, and \u201cstrengthen America\u2019s energy and national security posture\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese agreements reflect our two nations\u2019 shared commitment to strengthening US-Saudi commercial relations, delivering prosperity at home and security to our allies abroad,\u201d Wright said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cRest assured, these agreements uphold the highest standards of nuclear safety and nonproliferation, while relying on the world\u2019s best nuclear technology and scientists, designed right here in the United States. Thanks to President Trump, the American nuclear renaissance is under way and will deliver long-term benefits to the American and Saudi people.\u201d<\/p>\n

The deal, which the energy department said would also help \u201cmeet Saudi energy needs\u201d, will now be transmitted to Congress for review. It could face pushback from lawmakers concerned about how the deal will be monitored.<\/p>\n

In a statement <\/a>to CBS, Dan Sumner, chief executive of Westinghouse Electric Company \u2013 an American nuclear reactor company expected to support Saudi Arabia\u2019s nuclear development \u2013 said: \u201cThe US government\u2019s announcement to launch a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia is a landmark step that strengthens energy security, expands opportunities for US industry and workers, and drives significant long-term economic growth and investment benefits for both countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the full details of the deal have yet to be released, it comes at a controversial time, as the US remains engaged in its war with Iran \u2013 a conflict that the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, says has cost $37.5bn so far.<\/a><\/p>\n

Just a day earlier, Hegseth appeared before the US Senate to request additional funding from the Senate appropriations committee, as the US continues its campaign to prevent Iran from developing uranium enrichment capabilities and obtaining a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The US has signed a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could potentially allow the kingdom to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":778770,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,3,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":["post-778769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-news","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=778769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/778770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=778769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=778769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=778769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}