Trump backs down to hand 'major concession' to Saudi Arabia: report

The U.S. is no longer requiring Saudi Arabia to formally recognize Israel in order to move forward on nuclear cooperation talks, according to Reuters.

The move is considered to be a "major concession by Washington."

"Under former President Joe Biden, nuclear talks were an element of a wider U.S.-Saudi deal tied to normalization and to Riyadh's goal of a defense treaty with Washington," Reuters reported.

The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco normalized relations with Israel...