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5 min readWill a U.S. Nuclear Deal Push Saudi Arabia to Recognize Israel?
President Trump has sent a landmark nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress, where lawmakers are expected to spend months debating a deal that attempts to promote the U.S. nuclear industry without sparking wider proliferation in the Middle East. Separately, Nvidia prepares to report earnings with sky-high expectations, another top executive leaves OpenAI, and Darlene Graham wins a tight GOP runoff in South Carolina.
The Saudi Nuclear Deal and the Israel Question
The nuclear agreement faces domestic U.S. opposition, and Trump's announcement last month that Saudi Arabia would need to normalize relations with Israel as a condition came after the deal had already been negotiated and signed. Rowan Maya, senior analyst for the Middle East and North Africa at Oxford Analytica, described that condition as feeling like "a knee jerk reaction, wanting to temper down that opposition." The question remains how stringently the administration will apply it.
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- 1 (01:04) **U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal Sent to Congress** - President Trump sends a landmark nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress, where lawmakers are expected to debate it for months.
- 2 (05:22) **South Carolina Senate Runoff Results** - Darlene Graham wins a tight GOP runoff for her late brother Lindsey’s Senate seat, defeating Representative Ralph Norman with President Trump’s endorsement.
- 3 (06:00) **Trump-Backed Candidate Wins Oklahoma Primary** - Trump intensifies attacks on Maisie’s opponent, state attorney general Gentner Drummond, helping push Maisie to victory in a primary with 38,000 Republicans on a telephone rally.
- 4 (06:31) **Deloitte Settles DEI Fraud Allegations** - Deloitte agrees to pay around $21 million to settle allegations that it defrauded the federal government by considering diversity in hiring and promotion, following Trump administration investigations.
- 5 (08:04) **Nvidia Earnings Preview: Sky-High Expectations** - Investors are on edge ahead of Nvidia’s earnings, with the $5 trillion chipmaker facing expectations of 95% annual earnings growth this quarter.
- 6 (10:01) **Bill Gates Warns of AI Risks** - Bill Gates issues a stark 12-page essay warning that leaders are failing to prepare for AI disruption to employment, global security, and human relationships.
- 7 (10:48) **Another Top Executive Leaves OpenAI** - Chris Malone, OpenAI’s head of data centers, exits ahead of a potential IPO next year, following stumbles at the Stargate project and a shift toward cloud provider deals.
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A.M. Edition for Aug. 26. President Trump sends his landmark nuclear accord with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, kicking off what’s likely to be months of debate among lawmakers. Oxford Analytica’s Rawan Maayeh breaks down whether the kingdom is likely to normalize relations with Israel as a part of the deal, as Trump has insisted. Plus, Bill Gates issues a stark warning on AI’s impact on jobs and humanity, saying big tech has “no plan”. And we look ahead to Nvidia’s earnings, with sky-high investor expectations for the world’s most valuable company. And Luke Vargas hosts.
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