TRUMP MAKES SAUDI NUCLEAR DEAL CONDITIONAL ON RECOGNIZING ISRAEL

GERMANY

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5 sources

Berlin is watching this nuclear turnaround with particular concern for non-proliferation and European security, questioning the solidity of a deal that was concluded and then revamped overnight.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

SAUDI ARABIA

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2 sources

Riyadhh carefully separates the signed nuclear agreement from any political conditions related to Israel, a clause absent from its official communication.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

AUSTRALIA

5 sources

Canberra highlights the contradiction of an America that waged war on Iran in the name of non-proliferation, only to later offer Riyadh the same nuclear capabilities.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

BANGLADESH

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Dhaka is closely watching the fallout from a suspended US-Saudi nuclear deal, which Washington has tied to Riyadh's recognition of Israel, a condition that Bangladesh's government views as risky for Gulf stability - a region on which its migrant and energy economy relies.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

CANADA

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Ottawa is examining the gamble by Donald Trump: linking a civil nuclear pact to Riyadh's recognition of Israel, risking derailment of an already contested agreement on the proliferation front.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

UNITED STATES

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The United States government is making a dramatic about-face: a newly signed nuclear accord with Riyadh is now being conditioned, almost overnight, on Saudi recognition of Israel.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

FRANCE

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France is deciphering a high-risk diplomatic pressure tactic, where the US is retroactively conditioning a already signed nuclear agreement on a Saudi-Israeli normalization that French diplomacy deems unrealistic.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

INDIA

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New Delhi is more focused on assessing the proliferation risks raised by the US-Saudi nuclear deal than on the condition set by Washington for Riyadh to recognize Israel.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

IRAN

4 sources

Tehran particularly notes the implicit admission by Trump: by comparing the authorized civilian uses in Riyadh to those "that Iran already has", the US President inadvertently acknowledges the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

ISRAEL

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Israel finds a reason for political relief after Trump's announcement, which puts an end to a domestic controversy where the opposition accused Netanyahu of dropping the ball on normalization with Riyadh while paving the way for a Saudi nuclear capability.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

PAKISTAN

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Islamabad is weighing the risk of setting a precedent that links civil nuclear cooperation to diplomatic recognition of Israel, a dilemma being closely watched by the world's only Muslim nuclear power.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

QATAR

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3 sources

Doha is watching a diplomatic standoff that could cross the common Palestinian red line shared by Gulf capitals.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

RUSSIA

3 sources

Moscow denounces an unprecedented link between civilian nuclear power and diplomatic normalization, and recalls its own principle of a universal right to peaceful atomic energy without political conditions.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

TURKEY

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3 sources

Ankara views the conditionality posed by Donald Trump as a risky gamble, likely to antagonize Riyadh rather than advance normalization with Israel.Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media