# Why has Donald Trump signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia?

An episode of [The Briefing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/474763180), 23 Jul 2026, 30 min.

Audio: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/0f0ce1c1-23b1-48a2-84a1-ab8a012011f4/1ca9ca2c-a571-481d-9c42-b49000abe479/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=e13a32c3-9a6e-4e42-b6ed-ab8a012011f4

Washington and Riyadh have inked a landmark pact which could allow the Gulf kingdom to develop its own civilian nuclear programme. We look at why the US president is letting Saudi Arabia achieve what it has fought so hard to prevent Iran from accomplishing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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