The U.S. signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, which is a major shift in policy. Could it spark a dangerous regional arms race, including with Iran?

The U.S. has reviewed the assessment, and President Trump has threatened to attack the site.

The previous supreme leader, who was killed early in the war, had renounced nuclear weapons. U.S. spy agencies believe his son is more interested in building a bomb.

The Saudi deal stoked surprise and immediate concern across Washington, as well as in Israel, itself a nuclear power that has long feared an atomic arms race could grip the region.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran would have developed a nuclear weapon and used it on Israel were it not for the two wars of the past year.

The Trump administration’s agreement to expand nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia is raising questions about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.

Iran has faced suspicion for decades over its nuclear ambitions and whether it’s developing the capability to build an atomic weapon. While the Islamic Republic has always maintained that its nuclear program is peaceful and for energy purposes,

The Iran war is spreading from sea to sea as attacks erupt in the Bab al-Mandab strait.