Chris Wright

July 23, 2026 · Saudi Arabia / Civil nuclear cooperation / Abraham Accords · Directly related record

Leavitt says Saudi nuclear agreement is still being worked out after Trump adds Abraham Accords condition

NEEDS CONTEXT — A 123 AGREEMENT HAD BEEN SIGNED; CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW AND TRUMP’S NEW CONDITION STILL STOOD BETWEEN SIGNATURE AND EFFECT

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Why it appears on this profile: As Energy Secretary, Wright signed the U.S.–Saudi Section 123 agreement on July 22, making his official action central to the record Leavitt described the next day.

What is being said

At the July 23 White House briefing, Leavitt said the U.S.–Saudi energy deal was contingent on Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords as far as Trump was concerned. She also said the agreement was still being worked out and that the administration would continue talks with Saudi counterparts to get the deal finalized.

What the record shows

The Department of Energy announced on July 22 that Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman had signed a peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement, commonly called a Section 123 agreement, together with a bilateral safeguards agreement. DOE described the documents as the legal foundation for the partnership and said the 123 agreement would be transmitted to Congress for review. On July 23, Trump publicly added that the nuclear arrangement was subject to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords. Reuters reported that the agreement would not take effect until after the congressional review period and that the newly stated normalization condition had not appeared in DOE’s announcement the day before.

Assessment context: Leavitt’s broader point that the arrangement was not yet fully effective was supported: congressional review remained ahead and Trump had just announced an additional condition. But saying the agreement itself was merely still being worked out can obscure that cabinet-level U.S. and Saudi officials had already signed a formal 123 agreement. The cleanest description is signed but not yet effective, with implementation/final approval complicated by Trump’s newly stated Abraham Accords condition.

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