Trump Fumes at Energy Secretary Over Saudi Nuclear Deal
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- Trump reportedly fumed at his energy secretary for publicly announcing a Saudi nuclear deal without the president's authorization, per The Times of Israel.
- The proposed Saudi-US nuclear deal has sparked fears of a nuclear arms race, while the UAE is resisting Saudi Arabia's push to join the Abraham Accords, per The Washington Post.
Why it matters: The Saudi nuclear deal sits at the intersection of Trump's signature Middle East priorities — expanding the Abraham Accords and countering Iran — but the UAE's resistance and the reported arms-proliferation fears show how difficult it is to advance both simultaneously. The fact that Trump himself didn't authorize his own energy secretary's announcement points to internal disarray over how far to go on Saudi civilian nuclear cooperation.
