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Trump Sends Saudi Nuclear Pact to Congress for Review

8/30/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump sent the nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia to Congress, conditioning it on Saudi joining Abraham Accords.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed the pact on July 22.
The filing starts a 90-day Section 123 review by the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) urged Congress to reject the pact, citing missing Gold Standard safeguards.

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U.S. President Donald Trump sent the nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia to Congress, conditioning it on Saudi joining Abraham Accords.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman signed the pact on July 22.
The filing starts a 90-day Section 123 review by the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) urged Congress to reject the pact, citing missing Gold Standard safeguards.