‘Defence boost, nuclear push’: US, Saudi Arabia ink major agreements; F

The United States on Tuesday inked a broad set of agreements with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear co-operation and AI, and cleared a major defence package that includes the long-anticipated sale of F-35 jets, the White House said. In its statement, the White House said the two countries inked a joint declaration on the Completion of Negotiations on Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation that establishes the legal framework for a "decades-long, multi-billion-dollar partnership built on strong non-proliferation standards". It added that US President Donald Trump had approved a “major defence sale package” involving future deliveries of advanced F-35 aircraft. The announcement was detailed in a factsheet published on the White House website, which also said the agreements deepen the US-Saudi s