Trump Makes Saudi Nuclear Deal Conditional on Recognizing Israel

Germany

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5 SOURCES

Euro-Atlantic skeptics · 3 of 14 countries

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.

Saudi Arabia

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2 SOURCES

Washington-Riyadh-Jerusalem: a deliberate partnership · 3 of 14 countries

Riyadhh carefully separates the signed nuclear agreement from any political conditions related to Israel, a clause absent from its official communication.

Australia

5 SOURCES

Critics of the nuclear double standard · 3 of 14 countries

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.

Bangladesh

2 SOURCES

Muslim neighborhood and Gulf: caution in the face of precedent · 5 of 14 countries

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.

Canada

2 SOURCES

Euro-Atlantic skeptics · 3 of 14 countries

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.

United States

5 SOURCES

Washington-Riyadh-Jerusalem: a deliberate partnership · 3 of 14 countries

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.

France

3 SOURCES

Euro-Atlantic skeptics · 3 of 14 countries

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.

India

4 SOURCES

Muslim neighborhood and Gulf: caution in the face of precedent · 5 of 14 countries

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.

Iran

4 SOURCES

Critics of the nuclear double standard · 3 of 14 countries

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.

Israel

2 SOURCES

Washington-Riyadh-Jerusalem: a deliberate partnership · 3 of 14 countries

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.

Pakistan

4 SOURCES

Muslim neighborhood and Gulf: caution in the face of precedent · 5 of 14 countries

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.

Qatar

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3 SOURCES

Muslim neighborhood and Gulf: caution in the face of precedent · 5 of 14 countries

Doha is watching a diplomatic standoff that could cross the common Palestinian red line shared by Gulf capitals.

Russia

3 SOURCES

Critics of the nuclear double standard · 3 of 14 countries

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.

Turkey

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3 SOURCES

Muslim neighborhood and Gulf: caution in the face of precedent · 5 of 14 countries

Ankara views the conditionality posed by Donald Trump as a risky gamble, likely to antagonize Riyadh rather than advance normalization with Israel.