Defense Minister Yoav Gallant asked White House National Security Council Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk for clarifications regarding a possible Saudi nuclear program during their meeting in New York, according to a range of Hebrew media reports Wednesday. Saudi Arabia has reportedly asked the US to green-light its development of a civilian nuclear program as part of its terms for the kingdom normalizing relations with Israel. Riyadh’s demand for a green light from Washington to develop a nuclear program is seen as part of the broader US-Saudi talks that could see Israel and Saudi Arabia establish diplomatic ties. AdvertisementEarlier this month, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer said in an interview that Israel does not necessarily have a problem with a Saudi civilian nuclear program. That’s a different story than a nuclear weapons program,” Dermer said in an interview with PBS.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 30, 2023 19:51 UTC