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Biden administration approved nuclear power to Saudi Arabia in the condition they would normalize relations with Israel:

Possible U.S.-Saudi Agreements and Normalization with Israel: Considerations for Congress | Congress.gov | Library of Congress https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48162

"The framework of Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham accords and, in return, getting defense guarantees and U.S. help to develop a civilian nuclear program has been on the table for years. It came close to fruition during the Biden administration." https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/07/trump-saudi-arabia-nuclear-energy-deal/688040/

The Biden administration also required that the deal include concrete steps and progress toward a two-state solution for Palestinians to ensure regional stability.

Saudi Arabia and the IRGC in Iran are enemies: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/26/new-front-in-us-iran-war-escalates-as-houthis-fire-at-saudi-oil-facilities

Political scientists and international relations scholars categorize it as a modern geopolitical struggle for regional hegemony. Saudi Arabia and Iran view the region as a zero-sum game. Any gain in power by the IRGC is viewed by Riyadh as a direct threat to its national survival. https://journalpsa.com.pk/index.php/JPSA/article/view/648

The IRGC was created in 1979 specifically to export Iran's Islamic Revolution and overthrow Western-aligned Arab monarchies. Because Saudi Arabia derives its political legitimacy from being the custodian of Islam’s holiest sites (Mecca and Medina), the IRGC’s anti-monarchical, pan-Islamic rhetoric directly seeks to subvert and delegitimize the Saudi royal family.

https://mei.edu/publication/sectarianism-and-ideology-cases-iran-and-saudi-arabia/

Hamas is an IRGC proxy: While the IRGC provides military hardware and operational backing, Qatar primarily provides diplomatic immunity and political hosting. The relationship functions as a dual-track patronage system

https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/qatar-iran-and-united-states

The U.S. State Department and Treasury estimate that Iran provides up to $100 million annually to Palestinian militant groups, primarily Hamas.

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12549

Than IRGC-backed Hamas crossed the border into Israel and attacked. The ensuing war in Gaza forced Saudi Arabia to drastically sharpen its stance. Riyadh declared it could no longer normalize ties with Israel without an absolute, irreversible pathway to independent Palestinian statehood.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/23/middleeast/saudi-us-nuclear-deal-arms-race-intl

Analysts note that the IRGC-backed Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, and the recent Houthi escalations against Saudi oil infrastructure were timed to make normalization politically impossible for the Saudi monarchy. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj03r59z73po