NPR (A Martínez) - Morning news brief
Trump administration signs nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, Trump ramps up aggression against Iran despite declining support, House passes Pentagon funding bill.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump Seals Historic U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Agreement.
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
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Rubio pledges U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal will not open the door to proliferation
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
ABCNEWS - Trump approves U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear energy agreement, officials say
President Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia to partner on developing the Kingdom's civil nuclear energy program, according to two U.S. officials.
YOUTUBE (Agenda-Free TV) - Iran War Updates: Iran Says Strait Closed Again - LIVE Breaking News Coverage
Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, in response to Israeli fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Meanwhile, Iran and the U.S. will reportedly resume negotiations tomorrow on a nuclear deal. Get the latest updates on the Iran war in our live breaking news coverage. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard announced today that due to Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon and what it called the U.S.’s failure to establish a ceasefire, Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again. However, Iranian state media also announced Iran’s negotiators are traveling to Switzerland for talks with the US tomorrow. These negotiations will try to reach a final peace deal between Iran and the U.S. (including a nuclear agreement). What will happen next…
NEWSNATIONNOW (Trevor Shirley) - Live updates: Trump pauses Iran attack but warns strike could come 'at any moment'
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said negotiations had intensified in recent days and suggested there is still a path toward a nuclear agreement.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Trump planning for an extended blockade of Iran in ongoing effort to force nuclear agreement
During discussions in Monday's Situation Room, as well as other meetings, Trump told his aides to prepare for an extended blockade.
NYTIMES (Farnaz Fassihi) - Iran Offers Plan to Focus on Strait of Hormuz and Delay Nuclear Talks
In its latest offer delivered on Sunday, Iran proposed opening the key waterway to shipping traffic and lifting the U.S. blockade, while postponing the thornier nuclear issue until later.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Iran offers proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz, but stops short of nuclear agreement
The proposal would lift the blockade but wouldn't address Iran's uranium enrichment program. Those are key aspects of Trump's war objectives.
NPR (Scott Neuman) - What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it
Experts who spent months negotiating a 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran say mutual mistrust, starkly different negotiating styles, and the complexity of the issues make a quick deal unlikely.