House Democrat Calls for Congressional Hearings on Trump Administration's Nuclear Deal with Saudi Arabia – As It Happened House Democrat Brad Sherman has called for congressional hearings on the Trump administration's nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, sparking a timely debate about the perils of exporting sensitive technology to an increasingly unstable Middle East.
Sherman's criticism echoes the ghosts of past US foreign policy blunders, particularly the 1970s era support for the Shah of Iran.
The agreement bears disturbing similarities to that ill fated pact, which ultimately contributed to the downfall of a friendly regime and paved the way for the rise of Islamist forces in Iran.