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Is the US loosening safeguards on potential Saudi nuclear pact?

Saudi Arabia could have access to nuclear enrichment under a proposed nuclear energy deal with the United States, according to a letter sent from the US president to Congress viewed by Reuters and the Associated Press.

US President Donald Trump meets with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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In today’s edition:

  • Iran's FM claims US made no zero-enrichment demands during recent nuclear talks
  • Is US removing guardrails on potential nuclear energy deal with Saudi Arabia?
  • Al-Monitor obtains US document sent to Iraq listing demands for political reform
  • Turkey backs Libya against Greece-Chevron offshore deal
  • FIFA's role in Gaza reconstruction

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