U.S. President Donald Trump says the administration’s newly agreed civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia would move forward only if Saudi Arabia normalizes relations with Israel. Trump made the condition public Thursday, even though the nuclear agreement had been announced the day before without that prerequisite. Multiple outlets report that Trump linked the deal to Saudi joining or aligning with the Abraham Accords and to broader Israel-related steps. Reporting also notes that Saudi officials have previously stated they would consider normalization only if there are genuine moves toward establishing a Palestinian state, a position that analysts say is unlikely to be met under the current Israeli government.

The outlets also note that the nuclear deal still requires formal approval through the U.S. Congress. Some reporting adds that the deal is framed as civilian and includes no U.S. support for enrichment of nuclear material. Overall, the sources describe the announcement as introducing new uncertainty about the agreement’s trajectory and potentially tying U.S.-Saudi nuclear cooperation more directly to Middle East diplomacy.