Muslim Nations Reportedly Dismiss Trump's Demands To Link Abraham Accords To Iran Deal
Trump said nations outside the Abraham Accords should normalize ties with Israel if an Iran deal is reached, after leaders were left silent on the call.
- President Donald Trump told Arab and Muslim leaders during a weekend conference call that joining the Abraham Accords must accompany any Iran war deal, saying Wednesday he is 'not sure' he will sign an Iran agreement 'if they don't sign' the accords.
- Trump's 2020 Abraham Accords successfully normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan, though Saudi Arabia has maintained it will not establish official ties with Israel without meaningful progress toward Palestinian statehood.
- According to the 2025 Arab Opinion Index published by the Arab Centre in Washington, DC, 87 percent of respondents across the Arab world refuse relations with Israel while only 6 percent favor normalization, and Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told Samaa TV that joining the accords would conflict with Pakistan's 'fundamental views'.
- Arab diplomats privately dismissed the proposal with laughing emojis, viewing Trump's linkage as a 'poison pill' that could derail Iran negotiations, even as White House spokesperson Anna Kelly defended the accords as providing 'massive economic benefits'.
- New U.S. strikes on Iranian infrastructure and Israeli military operations in Lebanon threaten an already unstable ceasefire, leaving Gulf states struggling to balance Trump's demands with their core interests amid widespread anger over the Gaza war.
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