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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Vinay Patel

'Idiotic' US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Mid-Iran War Could Provoke Tehran to Build Bomb, Expert Warns

Washington has signed a landmark nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia, paving the way for domestic uranium enrichment despite ongoing US military conflict aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear programme (Credit: / ChatGPT AI-Generated)

Washington and Riyadh have struck a major nuclear deal, opening the door for the kingdom to eventually develop its own uranium enrichment capabilities.

According to a US Department of Energy statement released on Wednesday, Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman finalised both a 'peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement' and a 'bilateral safeguards agreement'.

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