Two unnamed US officials revealed that President Donald Trump's administration plans to officially sign and announce the agreement with Saudi Arabia on July 22, local time, AFP reported.
The administration of President Donald Trump said that this agreement will provide billions of USD for the US nuclear industry. A clause in the 30-year agreement may allow US companies to build uranium enrichment facilities in Saudi Arabia.
However, some US lawmakers from both parties and Israeli officials have spoken out against the civilian nuclear project for Saudi Arabia because of concerns that it could be converted to develop nuclear weapons.
The agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia is expected to be submitted to the US Congress in the coming days, but does not require the approval of Congress for approval.
For a long time, Saudi Arabia has resolutely defended its right to pursue its civilian nuclear program.
In recent years, Washington has sought to include nuclear-related agreements in a larger common strategy, including normalizing Saudi Arabia-Israel relations and signing a defense treaty between Saudi Arabia and the United States.
The US signed a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia's neighbor, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in 2009 even though the country did not enrich uranium itself.
The expected agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia takes place in the context of ongoing conflict in the Middle East, partly due to Washington's concerns about Tehran's nuclear program. Iran's nuclear program is also one of the main contents in the current US-Iran peace talks.
In May, drones attacked a generator near the Barakah nuclear power plant of the UAE - the only facility of this type in the Arab world - leading to a fire.
For a long time, policymakers have expressed concern that if Iran produces nuclear weapons, it will ignite an arms race across the Gulf region.
With US-Iran fighting resumed, concerns are growing that the conflict risks further destabilizing the region.
This week, the Houthi forces in Yemen - Tehran's ally - threatened to expand the conflict by declaring a blockade of Saudi Arabia's ports. This increased concerns about the supply of millions of barrels of crude oil to the international market.
