{"id":16729,"date":"2026-07-25T11:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16729"},"modified":"2026-07-25T11:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:35:28","slug":"trump-says-saudi-arabia-must-join-abraham-accords-for-nuclear-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16729","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Saudi Arabia must join Abraham Accords for nuclear deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">President Donald Trump said Friday that <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_6089145\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/saudi-arabia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> will have to join the Abraham Accords before the United States moves forward with a civilian nuclear agreement, saying the requirement had always been understood during negotiations.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Asked why he appeared to add a new condition after Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced progress on a Saudi nuclear deal, Trump rejected the suggestion that anyone had gotten ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;No, nobody got out ahead. I mean, I just say that in order to do it, they have to be a member of the Abraham Accords, which have been very successful. But it&#8217;s time now that they do it,&#8221; <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_6089146\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_6089147\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-calls-arab-nations-sign-abraham-accords\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRUMP CALLS ON ARAB NATIONS TO SIGN ABRAHAM ACCORDS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/trump-nuclear-announcement-oval-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/trump-nuclear-announcement-oval-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/trump-nuclear-announcement-oval-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/trump-nuclear-announcement-oval-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/trump-nuclear-announcement-oval-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/trump-nuclear-announcement-oval-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/trump-nuclear-announcement-oval-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/trump-nuclear-announcement-oval-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/trump-nuclear-announcement-oval-office.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement in the Oval Office.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday. The Trump administration is seeking wider deployment of both large, conventional reactors and smaller ones alike after a series of executive orders by the president, who sees nuclear reactors as a key source of power for data centers and economic growth.<\/span> <span>(Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Later, when asked whether he had authorized Wright to sign the agreement, Trump maintained the condition was never in doubt.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Well. We didn&#8217;t talk about it, but it was always understood. And Chris knew and Saudi Arabia knew that if they <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_6089148\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-calls-arab-nations-sign-abraham-accords\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joined the Abraham Accords<\/a>, the deal is not, I&#8217;m not going to do the deal,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">When a reporter followed up by asking why Wright signed the agreement if that condition remained, Trump said any deal would still have to clear <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_6089149\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Congress<\/a> and would not move forward unless Saudi Arabia joined the Abraham Accords.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_6089150\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trumps-iran-deal-sparks-gop-demands-vote-congress-remains-dark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRUMP&#8217;S IRAN DEAL SPARKS GOP DEMANDS FOR VOTE AS CONGRESS REMAINS IN THE DARK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Because they understood that, subject to Congress and everything else, in order for that deal to go through, they had to sign into the Abraham Accords,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;We think the Abraham Accords bring peace in the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_6089152\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/middle-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Middle East<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Trump argued the regional security landscape had shifted after <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_6089153\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iran<\/a>&#8216;s military capabilities were significantly weakened.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;There&#8217;s no longer an Iran factor. There&#8217;s no longer Iran to worry about because they&#8217;ve been reduced in terms of their capability and power by many fold,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_6089154\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-says-iran-missiles-arent-problem-after-white-house-made-them-central-war-rationale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS IRAN&#8217;S MISSILES &#8216;AREN&#8217;T THE PROBLEM&#8217; AFTER WHITE HOUSE MADE THEM CENTRAL TO WAR RATIONALE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/343\/192\/trump-chris-wright-energy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/686\/384\/trump-chris-wright-energy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/672\/378\/trump-chris-wright-energy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1344\/756\/trump-chris-wright-energy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/931\/523\/trump-chris-wright-energy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1862\/1046\/trump-chris-wright-energy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/720\/405\/trump-chris-wright-energy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1440\/810\/trump-chris-wright-energy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1200\/675\/trump-chris-wright-energy.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"U.S. energy secretary Chris Wright and President Donald Trump are seen in the Oval Office.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Energy Secretary Chris Wright and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.<\/span> <span>(Aaron Schwartz\/CNP\/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Trump also emphasized that any agreement with Saudi Arabia would be limited to civilian nuclear energy.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;They&#8217;ll join and they&#8217;ll do their civil. It&#8217;s really, it&#8217;s civil nuclear. But that&#8217;s what it is. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_6089155\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/foreign-policy\/nuclear-proliferation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">No enrichment<\/a>. It&#8217;s civil nuclear,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The remarks came during an Oval Office event celebrating what the administration described as a milestone for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_6089157\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-swings-moon-nuclear-reactor-plans-china-russia-team-up-space-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advanced nuclear energy<\/a> after four privately funded reactor companies met Trump&#8217;s goal of bringing new reactor designs online by the Fourth of July. During the event, Trump hailed what he called a &#8220;historic milestone for civilian nuclear energy&#8221; and a &#8220;renaissance of nuclear power in America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital&#8217;s request for additional comment.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Jasmine Baehr is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, legal debates surrounding life and family policy, as well as faith and culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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