President Donald Trump’s campaign against Iran has inflicted major damage on Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure, even as questions remain about how much enriched uranium survived the strikes. Evidence of progress comes from Iran’s three principal nuclear sites. At Isfahan, facilities used to convert or enrich uranium remain significantly damaged after U.S. and Israeli attacks. At Natanz, […] The post Trump’s Iran Campaign Delivers Major Nuclear Setback appeared first on StoneZone .
President Donald Trump’s campaign against Iran has inflicted major damage on Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure, even as questions remain about how much enriched uranium survived the strikes. Evidence of progress comes from Iran’s three principal nuclear sites. At Isfahan, facilities used to convert or enrich uranium remain significantly damaged after U.S. and Israeli attacks. At Natanz, the aboveground plant was severely damaged, while entrances to its underground enrichment complex were struck and potentially buried. Fordo, once Iran’s most protected and advanced enrichment facility, was hit by 12 massive bombs and has been rendered inoperable. Even Rafael Grossi, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, acknowledged…Open
A new nonproliferation standard for Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the Middle East nuclear fuel cycle
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The United States faces two nuclear questions in the Middle East that have quietly fused into one. The first is whether Iran, after years of escalation, concealment, and enrichment far beyond any civilian need, will be permitted to retain a domestic enrichment capability under a negotiated ceiling. The second is whether Saudi Arabia will receive American civil-nuclear cooperation on terms that permit — or leave the door open to — sovereign enrichment and reprocessing. These are not separate files. Iran sets the precedent; Saudi Arabia is the test case; the rest of the region is watching. The proper American position is not simply no bomb. It is no sovereign fuel-cycle pathway —no domestic enrichment and no…Open
State of the Union: The president said that the deal “is totally subject” to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords. The post Trump Conditions Saudi Arabia Nuclear Deal on Abraham Accords appeared first on The American Conservative .
In a post on Truth Social Thursday, Trump said that the recently announced “Civil Nuclear Deal” to provide Saudi Arabia with a nuclear program “pertains only to non-military use” and “is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords.” The post came after a Wall Street Journal report Tuesday evening that said, citing American officials, that the U.S. would allow Saudi Arabia to receive nuclear power reactors and potentially a facility for enriching uranium locally, with American companies contracted to construct the facilities. Reportedly , Saudi Arabia would not have to commit to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s “Additional Protocol” of monitoring and inspections. …Open
The agreement, which requires congressional approval, could expand Saudi Arabia's nuclear capabilities while raising questions over nonproliferation safeguards.
The agreement, which requires congressional approval, could expand Saudi Arabia’s nuclear capabilities, with some raising questions over nonproliferation safeguards. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has approved a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, according to a senior administration official, with the deal allowing U.S. companies to help develop the kingdom’s nuclear power program. Congress will have an opportunity to review the agreement, though blocking it would require a veto-proof majority. DETAIL: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States would not enter into any agreement that creates a risk of nuclear proliferation. The deal comes as the United States continues…Open
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is pushing back on criticism of an expected 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that could allow uranium enrichment on Saudi soil, a move nonproliferation experts warn breaks with decades of American safeguard policy. The Trump administration is expected to sign the deal as early as Wednesday, two people familiar […] The post Rubio pledges U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal will not open the door to proliferation appeared first on American Almanac .
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is pushing back on criticism of an expected 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that could allow uranium enrichment on Saudi soil, a move nonproliferation experts warn breaks with decades of American safeguard policy. The Trump administration is expected to sign the deal as early as Wednesday, two people familiar with the decision told the Associated Press . The Wall Street Journal first reported the decision. Under its terms, U.S. firms would help develop Saudi Arabia's civilian nuclear power program, and the agreement would open the path to building a uranium enrichment facility in the kingdom after a joint American-Saudi study. Rubio, traveling in the Philippines on Wednesday, sought to get ahead…Open
The Trump administration is expected to announce an agreement with Saudi Arabia on a civilian nuclear program. Such deals, known as 123 Agreements, are designed to prevent the development of weapons.
Saudi Arabia had for years sought the controversial deal to transfer American nuclear technology to the kingdom. It is expected to be sealed on Wednesday.
The deal is intended to further positive relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia as the latter's relationship with Iran deteriorates in the wake of the war.