Trump Sends Congress a Saudi Nuclear Pact Lacking IAEA Oversight Protocol

President Trump submitted a U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation agreement to Congress on July 22, 2026, Reuters reported. The pact, a "123 agreement" under the U.S. Atomic Energy Act, omits an IAEA oversight protocol that Democratic lawmakers had urged. Saudi Arabia's current IAEA safeguards cover only one facility and lack the Additional Protocol granting expanded inspection rights. Congress now begins its review.