U.S. President urges multiple Muslim-majority nations to normalize ties with Israel, saying a future agreement with Iran could reshape regional diplomacy
President Donald Trump said Monday that he has asked several countries—including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey—to join the Abraham Accords collectively as part of a broader agreement involving Iran.
Trump said he spoke on Saturday with leaders from those nations, as well as the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, both of which have already signed the Abraham Accords, a series of agreements aimed at normalizing relations with Israel.
“I am mandatorily requesting that all Countries immediately sign the Abraham Accords, and that, if Iran signs its Agreement with me, as President of the United States of America, it would be an Honor to have them also be part of this unparalleled World Coalition,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
He cited “all the work done by the United States to try and pull this very complex puzzle together.”
Trump said the participating countries would be honored to welcome Iran into the accords once an agreement to end the war is reached.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding Trump’s statement.
Trump added that one or two of the countries he contacted may have reasons not to join the initiative, but said most should be “ready, willing, and able to make this Settlement with Iran a far more Historic Event than it would, otherwise, be.”
He also stated that negotiations with Iran were “proceeding nicely,” while offering no indication that a final agreement was imminent.
Trump has repeatedly emphasized his desire to expand the Abraham Accords, which were brokered during his first term in the White House.
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed the accords in 2020 during Trump’s first administration, becoming the first Arab states in a quarter-century to formally recognize Israel. Morocco and Sudan later joined the normalization effort.
Meanwhile, Egypt and Jordan had already established diplomatic relations with Israel prior to the Abraham Accords.
