President Donald Trump has reportedly agreed to a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia.
Tuesday night, the Wall Street Journal reported that the president had “formally approved a landmark agreement with Saudi Arabia that will provide the country with a civilian nuclear program and potentially open the door to uranium enrichment in the kingdom’s territory,” citing “administration officials.”
“The new deal, which would last 30 years, is estimated to be worth tens of billions of dollars. It is designed to give American companies a central role in developing Saudi Arabia’s nuclear infrastructure while shutting out other foreign competitors,” the outlet continued.
Congress still needs to review the deal, but it will require dissenting lawmakers to secure a two-thirds vote to block it, making it incredibly unlikely that opponents of the plan will see success.
When asked about the agreement on Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio would not get into details, but did offer a brief assurance to those who are hesitant.
“Suffice it to say, the U.S. is not going to reach any agreement with any country in the world that leads to the risk of proliferation,” he said, according to ABC News.
“The U.S. and Saudi Arabia discussed details of the proposal during a visit to Washington, D.C. by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last fall,” the outlet noted.
X users reacted, and some people were very critical:
Just the latest massive gift Trump is giving to Saudi Arabia after its dictator, Mohammed bin Salman, overruled his investment boards and sent $2 billion to Jared Kushner’s fund.
Similar to the lavish benefits Trump gave to the UAE after he gave them and his kids $187 million. https://t.co/vprbGgpW2e
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) July 22, 2026
With a known terrorist country that attacked America on multiple occasions
— robbo (@robboqorx) July 22, 2026
Enrich uranium for Saudi Arabia and his fighting Iran for the same reason lol 😂
Soon other countries in the Middle East will try to get some for energy purposes 🤣🤣🤣
— BK (@Abubaka84238051) July 22, 2026
Others read the situation differently:
Trump has approved the 30-year US-Saudi nuclear agreement. Signing expected Wednesday, per WSJ.
Read the fine print and you find something more interesting than a nuclear deal. Washington did not sell Saudi Arabia enrichment. It sold itself as the only road to enrichment, and… pic.twitter.com/1fSfZPKyI5
— The Tectonic (@thetect0nic) July 22, 2026
“Read the fine print and you find something more interesting than a nuclear deal. Washington did not sell Saudi Arabia enrichment. It sold itself as the only road to enrichment, and kept the keys,” X user “The Tectonic” wrote. “The mechanism: a two-year joint study will decide whether enriching uranium on Saudi soil makes sense. If yes, American companies build the facility under a “black box” arrangement. The centrifuges spin in the Kingdom. The technology never leaves American hands.”
“And here is the clause that carries the whole architecture: if Washington objects after the study, Riyadh is barred from enriching alone or with any other partner for ten years. That is a decade-long American veto over the Saudi fuel cycle, purchased with reactors. Russia and China are locked out by contract, not by pressure,” the post continues.
It remains to be seen if public sentiment will impact how successful this deal turns out.
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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