TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - US President Donald Trump said any future agreement to end the conflict with Iran should also include a broader expansion of the Abraham Accords, the US-backed agreements aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations between Israel and Muslim-majority countries.
Trump said Monday that he had asked several countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan, to join the accords as negotiations over a possible Iran deal continue.
Trump made the remarks through a post on his Truth Social platform, saying negotiations with Iran were “proceeding nicely” while describing the Abraham Accords as part of a larger regional settlement strategy, according to Telegraph Herald.
“I am mandatorily requesting that all countries immediately sign the Abraham Accords,” Trump wrote. He added that if Iran eventually signs an agreement with the United States, it would be “an honor” for Tehran to also become part of what he described as an “unparalleled world coalition.”
The US president said he had spoken on Saturday with leaders from the countries mentioned, as well as officials from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, which already signed the accords during Trump’s first presidential term in 2020.
The Abraham Accords were brokered by the Trump administration and led to the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab countries, including the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.
Trump’s latest proposal appears to link ongoing Iran negotiations with a wider diplomatic push to strengthen regional ties with Israel.
However, Pakistan quickly rejected the idea.
A Pakistani source familiar with the discussions told The Japan Times that the Iran negotiations and the Abraham Accords “are not interlinked and cannot be made so.”
“Pakistan is under no compulsion to adhere to any such demand,” the source said.
None of the other countries mentioned by Trump had publicly responded to the proposal as of Monday.
Analysts noted that public distrust toward Israel remains high across many Muslim-majority countries, especially amid Israel’s ongoing military operations in Gaza.
Saudi Arabia’s position is considered particularly sensitive. The kingdom, which is home to Islam’s two holiest cities, Mecca and Medina, has consistently stated that normalization with Israel would require a clear roadmap toward Palestinian statehood.
As reported by The Japan Times, Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey already maintain diplomatic relations with Israel, although those ties have become increasingly strained since the Gaza conflict escalated.
Trump nevertheless argued that broader participation in the accords could transform a potential Iran agreement into a historic regional breakthrough.
“One or two countries may have reasons not to join,” Trump wrote, “but most should be ready, willing, and able.”
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham supported Trump’s proposal, saying linking Iran diplomacy with the Abraham Accords could strengthen economic integration and regional cooperation in the Middle East.
Others, however, questioned the feasibility of Trump’s strategy.
Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group, said Trump appeared to be attempting to make an Iran deal more politically acceptable to critics by tying it to normalization with Israel.
“Trump is trying to sell an Iran deal as an Abraham Accords sequel,” Vaez said. “But he is trading one fantasy for another.”
Trump has repeatedly stated that expanding the Abraham Accords remains one of his major foreign policy goals if he returns to office.
Meanwhile, negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain ongoing, although Trump provided no indication that a final agreement is imminent.
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