U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Permits Enrichment Without IAEA Oversight

The U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement, signed July 22, 2026, provides a legal pathway for uranium enrichment on Saudi soil while omitting any IAEA oversight protocol. Verification rests on bilateral terms that include a waiver for inspections. The deal aims to prevent weapons-grade enrichment, but how that prohibition would be enforced without international monitoring remains unclear. Congress now reviews the pact.