{"id":5099,"date":"2026-07-22T15:08:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5099"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:08:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:08:39","slug":"trump-approves-saudi-arabia-nuclear-deal-that-could-see-middle-eastern-nation-enriching-own-uranium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5099","title":{"rendered":"Trump approves Saudi Arabia nuclear deal that could see Middle Eastern nation enriching own uranium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 President Trump has approved a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could lead to the Middle Eastern kingdom enriching its own uranium, US officials have confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5097\">OpenAI agent goes rogue, hacks into rival AI startup during security test<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The deal, expected to be formally announced later Wednesday and submitted to Congress soon after, will be in effect through 2056 and be worth tens of billions of dollars, the officials said. <\/p>\n<p>The pact was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Under the terms of the agreement, American firms would construct a uranium enrichment facility in Saudi Arabia upon the conclusion of a joint feasibility study by the two nations.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5095\">Nolan Wells\u2019 preliminary autopsy results released after teen vanished on Fourth of July trip \u2014 sparking even more questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If Washington and Riyadh agree such a step is warranted, US officials say, American influence would prevent the program from being misused for military purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s announcement comes as the US steps up its war against Iran, the main goal of which is to prevent the Islamic theocracy \u2014 Saudi Arabia\u2019s great rival in the Middle East \u2014 from acquiring a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5093\">William Shatner, 95, and his daughter, 61, both reveal stage 4 cancer diagnoses<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump has approved a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could lead to the Middle Eastern kingdom enriching its own uranium, US officials have confirmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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