Image: Donald Trump welcomes Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia to the White House last November. Trump has reportedly approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Patrick Wintour of The Guardian reports: “Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear programme, according to news reports citing people familiar with the matter.

Trump is expected to announce that he will ask Congress to approve the agreement with Saudi Arabia.

The timing of the announcement is controversial as the US’s war with Iran is being fought in part to prevent Tehran enriching uranium domestically and make it near-impossible for Iran to build a nuclear weapon…”

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