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US-Saudi civil nuclear pact nears signing without toughest safeguards urged by Democrats

by | May 20, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/BRIAN SNYDER)
A State Department letter dated May 18 to Democratic Senator Edward Markey says the pact only requires Washington and Riyadh to forge a less onerous “bilateral safeguards agreement.”