Current sectionMiddle East NewsCongress now has 90 session days to object before the pact takes effect; the pact omits the IAEA Additional Protocol for intrusive snap inspections and allows Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium and reprocess nuclear wasteShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz, Reutersand Jonathan Lis12:39 AM • July 23 2026 IDTThe U.S. and Saudi Arabia have reached an agreement on civil nuclear power, the U.S. Energy Department said on Wednesday, a deal that allows the kingdom to build nuclear reactors using American technology and to enrich uranium.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Saudi ArabiaIsrael nuclearMiddle EastNuclear weaponsIranIsrael - U.S.IAEA CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesU.S.-Saudi DealIranGazaPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWhen Discussing Hummus and History, Don't Erase My Mizrahi Family'Israel Can't Just Pour Billions Into PR and Expect Its U.S. Image to Improve'Relying Less on Fighter Jets? Israel Weighs Massive Cruise Missile PurchaseThe 100 Year Itch: Marilyn Monroe's Last Message Is Still RelevantBehind Every Israeli Who Bombs and Burns Is a Mother or Wife Who Refuses to KnowRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World CupDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop Them'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli Election