Dr. Ahmed Altuwaijri

The article argues that linking a US-Saudi nuclear deal to Saudi Arabia's normalization with Israel is a strategic mistake. It highlights the risk of conflating distinct policy objectives and warns that such conditions could weaken US influence and accelerate a multipolar Middle East. Saudi Arabia's consistent position of linking normalization to a credible pathway for Palestinian statehood is emphasized.

Saudi Arabia has made Palestinian statehood a non-negotiable condition for normalizing relations with Israel, and the article argues that tying a U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal to immediate accession to the Abraham Accords risks weakening U.S. influence. The piece highlights Saudi Arabia's consistent stance, rooted in the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, and warns that conflating strategic nuclear agreements with political normalization could accelerate a multipolar Middle East.