US President Donald Trump has said that a proposed civilian nuclear agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia will move forward only if Riyadh agrees to recognize Israel by joining the Abraham Accords. The announcement adds a major diplomatic condition to the deal, which is designed to support Saudi Arabia's civilian nuclear energy ambitions while strengthening US influence in the region.

The proposal comes at a time of heightened tensions across the Middle East, with ongoing conflict involving Iran, Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, and concerns over regional security. Saudi Arabia has previously maintained that normalizing relations with Israel depends on meaningful progress toward the establishment of a Palestinian state, making Trump's condition a significant diplomatic hurdle.

The nuclear agreement has also sparked debate over nuclear non-proliferation safeguards and its potential impact on regional stability. Analysts say the success of the deal will depend not only on congressional scrutiny in the United States but also on whether Saudi Arabia is willing to meet the political conditions attached to the agreement.