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diplomatic recognition
Coverage of diplomatic recognition in the Nexus archive.
- Normalisation not discussed during months of Saudi-US nuclear negotiations, sources say
A US-Saudi Arabia civilian nuclear agreement, signed in July 2026, was not conditioned on Saudi normalizing relations with Israel during months of negotiations, according to US officials. However, President Donald Trump later stated the deal is contingent on Saudi joining the Abraham Accords, a framework for Middle East diplomatic normalization with Israel.