Trump’s deal with Saudi Arabia reverses longtime U.S. policy

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The deal isn’t expected to require the most rigorous level of U.N. inspections of nuclear sites in Saudi Arabia, and critics say it could fuel a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

The Burj al-Mamlaka rises above the skyline of Riyadh at dusk.

Kingdom Center, or Burj al-Mamlaka, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2002. Reza / Getty Images file

July 22, 2026, 9:33 PM EDT

By Dan De Luce, Andrea Mitchell, Justin Goldman and Abigail Williams

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia is a coup for Riyadh and a potential boon for U.S. industry, but critics say it could open the door to the spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle East and beyond.

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