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5 min read“The actual terms of this deal, at least as they’ve been reported, are kind of very unique in which a US company might be operating inside Saudi Arabia without actually sharing sensitive nuclear technology.” That assessment comes from Daniel Bene of the Middle East Institute, a former deputy assistant secretary of state, reacting to President Trump’s new condition on the U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement. In a social media post, Trump said the deal is subject to Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel, and he stressed that the agreement does not allow for the enrichment of uranium. Bene warned that while the terms appear narrowly tailored to keep sensitive technology out of Saudi hands, other countries in the region could view this as a new baseline and demand similar arrangements, requiring “very careful and assertive diplomacy” to prevent a broader proliferation risk.
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- 1 (00:04) **Trump Conditions Saudi Nuclear Deal on Normalization** - President Trump posts that the new US-Saudi nuclear agreement is contingent on Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel, and prohibits uranium enrichment on Saudi soil.
- 2 (01:10) **House GOP Refers Former Special Counsel Jack Smith for Prosecution** - House Republicans refer Jack Smith to the Justice Department, citing alleged false statements made under oath to Congress last year.
- 3 (02:09) **Rubio Holds Direct Talks with Russia's Lavrov** - Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of a summit in the Philippines.
- 4 (03:00) **Sentencing Set for Killer of Minnesota House Speaker** - The man who pleaded guilty to murdering Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband will be sentenced today.
- 5 (03:11) **Man Sues OpenAI After ChatGPT Gave Dangerous Medical Advice** - A Florida man alleges ChatGPT discouraged him from seeking care for symptoms that led to a near-fatal pulmonary embolism, and gave dangerous recommendations about prescription drugs.
- 6 (04:07) **EU Fines Google $1 Billion for Antitrust Violations** - The European Union fines Google for breaking digital antitrust regulations by favoring its own services in search and Google Play.
- 7 (04:40) **NPR Fundraising Appeal** - NPR notes one year after federal funding for public media was eliminated, and asks for listener support to sustain a free press.
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