Trump's initial agreement with Saudi Arabia for uranium enrichment

ACCORDING TO CNN, THE TRUMP GOVERNMENT HAD INITIALLY AGREED TO ALLOW URANIUM ENRICHMENT IN SAUDI ARABIA AND HAD NOT IMPLEMENTED INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS AGAINST WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT. NEGOTIATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONCLUDE IN OCTOBER 2025, BUT THE DRAFT NUCLEAR AGREEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE RIYADH CIVILIAN PROGRAMME REMAINS TO BE SIGNED BY TRUMP. ACCORDING TO TWO SOURCES, THE CURRENT WAR WITH IRAN HAS LED TO DELAYS IN THE SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT BY THE TRUMP GOVERNMENT. ACCORDING TO ONE SOURCE, THE DELAY WAS PERCEIVED BY SOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AS A RESULT OF CONCERNS THAT OPPOSITION TO THE RESOLUTION BY BOTH PARTIES MIGHT IMPEDE THE AGREEMENT. EXPERTS WARNED THAT, IN THE ABSENCE OF STRICT SAFEGUARDS, THE AGREEMENT COULD PROVIDE SAUDI ARABIA WITH ACCESS TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS。