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Trump signals Saudi nuclear deal leverage shifts amid Israel condition
The article says Washington had floated granting Saudi Arabia uranium enrichment without expected conditions, then shifted back to making Israel normalization a precondition.
OilPrice argues that a proposed U.S.-Saudi nuclear arrangement has become a major bargaining issue, framing domestic uranium enrichment as leverage that previous U.S. administrations treated as difficult for Riyadh to obtain without a strategic price.
The outlet says Washington was earlier prepared to surrender that leverage without the kinds of conditions typically expected in U.S. foreign policy, and links the prior perceived cost of the concession to normalization with Israel.
According to OilPrice, the tone shifted by late Thursday, with normalization with Israel back on the table as a condition for the Saudi nuclear deal.
The article also contends that the Iran conflict increases the likelihood of an Iranian bomb and emphasizes the role of control over the Strait of Hormuz, adding that it hopes Congress will not approve a deal the piece characterizes as driving nuclearization in the Middle East.