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27.09.26 - 16:06
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Saudi Arabia Could Use Trump Deal To Get A Nuke: Intel Assessment (ZeroHedge)
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Saudi Arabia Could Use Trump Deal To Get A Nuke: Intel Assessment
A classified US intelligence assessment's conclusions have been reported in The Washington Post at the end of this week, and the report says that Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing nuclear weapons.
The report comes as Congress is scrutinizing President Trump's controversial nuclear cooperation agreement with Riyadh, which was signed by Energy Secretary Chris Wright in July. The classified intel has not been released by the Post - but the publication says the assessment was presented to Congress as part of the nuclear deal review.
via ReutersThe landmark (what is supposed to be) civil 30-year nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia could be worth tens of billions of dollars and put American companies at the center of the kingdom's nuclear buildout
A Section 123 agreement creates a legal framework for peaceful use, safeguards, and nonproliferation. The admin's reasoning goes that American involvement also ...
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22.09.26 - 18:30
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Putin Urges Immediate Yemen Ceasefire In Call With Saudi Crown Prince (ZeroHedge)
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Putin Urges Immediate Yemen Ceasefire In Call With Saudi Crown Prince
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a Monday telephone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (who is also the prime minister) - wherein the two leaders focused on broad bilateral issues.
Referring to the "Saudi National Day", a TASS readout indicates "The Russian leader congratulated the Saudi Crown Prince on the upcoming national holiday - the day marking the founding of Saudi Arabia - noting that a century ago, the Soviet Union was the first foreign nation to recognize the Saudi Kingdom."
Aside from the usual boilerplate expressing satisfaction on the bilateral relationship on multiple fronts, the two addressed the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, where the Iran conflict has spilled over into Yemen this month.
Per the readout, MbS and Putin agreed that that there is "no alternative to political and diplomatic efforts aimed at normalizing the current crisis, while duly taking ...
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