The Saudi Gamble: Trump's Nuclear Deal Risks Igniting a Regional Powder Keg A recent civil nuclear agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia has sent shockwaves through Capitol Hill.
Even some Republicans have expressed reservations about President Donald Trump's latest foreign policy endeavor, with Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana declaring that the deal is "just not good timing.
" He cited the ongoing Iran war as a key point of his opposition. The agreement may seem like a routine diplomatic exchange – a 123 agreement, to be precise – but it has far reaching implications. The U. S.