Trump Approves U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Pact That May Permit Saudi Uranium Enrichment

President Trump has approved a U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear agreement that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium, the Associated Press reported on July 22, 2026. The deal lacks the strict nonproliferation guardrails that defined the 2009 U.S.-UAE "gold standard" agreement, under which the UAE voluntarily renounced enrichment. Congressional review and any conditions remain open questions.