{
  "id": 3413808,
  "title": "President Donald Trump Sends Classified US-Saudi Nuclear Pact To Congress For 90-Day Review",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/president-donald-trump-sends-classified-us-saudi-nuclear-pact-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T02:56:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/president-donald-trump-sends-classified-us-saudi-nuclear-pact-to-congress-for-90-day-review"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 25, 2026, President Donald Trump submitted a classified 30-year nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for a 90-day review. The agreement would grant U.S. companies a leading role in building Saudi Arabia's nuclear infrastructure. However, Trump insisted that the pact would not move forward unless Saudi Arabia normalized relations with Israel, as part of the Abraham Accords. This requirement raised doubts about the agreement's successful implementation, as normalizing relations with Israel is a contentious issue in Israeli politics, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting the establishment of Palestinian statehood. The agreement, signed last month, was submitted to Congress as required by the Atomic Energy Act. Should Congress not pass a joint resolution rejecting the agreement during the review period, it could take effect without a vote from either chamber. The high level of classification for the entire contents of such agreements is unusual, as previous civil nuclear pacts have been made public, albeit with some classified annexes.",
  "summary": "Washington: President Trump has submitted to Congress for review an agreement with Saudi Arabia aimed at bolstering the kingdom's civilian nuclear program, but continues to insist that it won't move forward if Saudi Arabia doesn't normalise relations with Israel, according to a Trump administration official. President Trump has sent a major 30-year nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia…",
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        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Trump Administration Sends Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress for Review",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-sends-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-congress-for-review",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:09:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump has submitted civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, AP sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-has-submitted-civil-nuclear-agreement-with-saudi-arabia-to-3403357",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:46:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Trump has submitted civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, AP sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-has-submitted-civil-nuclear-agreement-with-saudi-arabia-to",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:53:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Trump's Saudi nuclear deal reaches Congress as experts warn of proliferation risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trumps-saudi-nuclear-deal-reaches-congress-as-experts-warn-of",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:34:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Trump sends Saudi nuclear deal to Congress, ties pact to Israel normalization",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-sends-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-congress-ties-pact-to-israel",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:48:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Trump sends Saudi civil nuclear agreement to Congress for review",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-sends-saudi-civil-nuclear-agreement-to-congress-for-review",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:17:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Trump admin sends Saudi nuclear deal to Congress, says Abraham Accords still key",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-admin-sends-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-congress-says-abraham-accords",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:38:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Trump sends Saudi nuclear deal to Congress, keeps Israel normalisation as condition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-sends-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-congress-keeps-israel-normalisation",
        "published": "2026-08-26T04:46:26.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}