Risk of arms race over U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal
U.S. President Trump approves a so-called 123 Agreement with Saudi Arabia to share nuclear technology without the safeguards necessary to stop materials being used in nuclear weapons programmes
NUCLEAR POWER IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Planned
Under construction
Operational
Closed
TÜRKIYE
Igneada
Sinop
Ankara
Akkuyu
Operational 2026
SYRIA
Deir ez-Zour (2007)*
IRAN
Tehran
Bushehr
IRAQ
Osirak (1981)*
ISRAEL
Dimona
EGYPT
Cairo
El-Dabaa
Expected completion 2028
SAUDI ARABIA
Riyadh
UAE
Barakah
YEMEN
JORDAN
KUWAIT
BAHRAIN
LEBANON
OMAN
SUDAN
QATAR
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
300km
185 miles
*Destroyed by Israel
U.S. 123 AGREEMENT
Included
Not included
Additional Protocol: Giving IAEA oversight of nuclear activities, including snap inspections
Nonproliferation requirement in line with IAEA
Gold Standard: Blocking uranium enrichment and reprocessing, pathways to nuclear weapons
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: Says he would pursue nuclear weapons if Iran does so
Sources: IAEA, Reuters, The New Arab, Dept of Energy
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