Trump links Abraham Accords to Iran deal
- US president says should be mandatory for countries including Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, and Turkiye to join Abraham Accords en masse as part of effort to reach deal with Iran
Donald Trump urged several countries, including Qatar and Pakistan, to mandatorily join the Abraham Accords simultaneously as part of a broader strategy to secure a deal with Iran.
- Trump's push for mandatory Abraham Accords expansion.
- The Abraham Accords' link to a potential Iran deal.
- Pakistan's refusal to join the Abraham Accords.
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday it should be mandatory for countries including Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan and Turkiye to join the Abraham Accords en masse as part of an effort to reach a deal with Iran.
Trump said he spoke on Saturday to leaders of those countries, as well as Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, which already has signed the accords, a set of agreements to normalize relations with Israel.
“I stated that, after all the work done by the United States to try and pull this very complex puzzle together, it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Monday .
Pakistan says not joining Abraham Accords
He said those countries would be honored to have Iran as part of the accords once a deal to end the war is reached.
Trump also said negotiations with Iran were “proceeding nicely” but gave no indication a deal was imminent.
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