Trump alongside Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the US-Saudi investment forum in Washington, in November 2025. (Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
This week, the kingdom appeared to have achieved one of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS) longest-standing strategic objectives: reaching a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Washington, opening the Saudi market to U.S. reactors, technologies, and investments.Signed on Wednesday by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the agreement was presented as a 30-year framework worth tens of billions of dollars, allowing US companies to develop the kingdom’s civilian nuclear infrastructure.But less than 24 hours after its announcement, U.S. President Donald Trump introduced two major conditions, casting doubt on the nature of the signed text and on its prospects of actually entering into force.A long-standing Saudi ambition In a message posted on social media on Thursday, the...
This week, the kingdom appeared to have achieved one of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS) longest-standing strategic objectives: reaching a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Washington, opening the Saudi market to U.S. reactors, technologies, and investments.Signed on Wednesday by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the agreement was presented as a 30-year framework worth tens of billions of dollars, allowing US companies to develop the kingdom’s civilian nuclear infrastructure.But less than 24 hours after its announcement, U.S. President Donald Trump introduced two major conditions, casting doubt on the nature of the signed text and on its prospects of actually entering into force.A long-standing Saudi ambition In a message posted on social media on Thursday,...
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