Trump Urges Middle East States to Sign Abraham Accords
Trump names more countries for the Abraham Accords, but analysts and Saudi officials say the political cost of joining is too high.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump posted a demand for mandatory expansion of the Abraham Accords to include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan, writing "I am mandatorily requesting that all Countries immediately sign the Abraham Accords."
- Facing stalemate in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Trump is reviving his signature diplomatic initiative to satisfy hardline factions in Washington, as Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz forced him to abandon his initial regime change agenda.
- Saudi Arabia has repeatedly rejected normalisation with Israel absent Palestinian statehood, withdrawing from talks in 2023 when Gaza war erupted. Yossi Mekelberg, West Asian expert at Chatham House, stated "For Saudia Arabia there is no incentive to join the Abraham Accords, in the current circumstances."
- Pakistan publicly rejected the proposal, telling Reuters the accords and Iran deal were "not interlinked and cannot be made so," while Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Pakistan were reportedly caught off guard by Trump's request, prompting diplomatic silence.
- Analysts argue the expansion is disconnected from regional political realities and may be designed to block Iran negotiations. Abdulla Banndar Al-Etaibi, assistant professor of International Relations at Qatar University, called it "an American attempt to convince Israel and hardline factions within Washington that war, pressure, and escalation have produced political gains worth building upon.
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The two countries have not yet formally responded to Trump's request that they join normalize relations with Israel, but sources who spoke to Haaretz said they will not establish relations with Israel without a pathway toward the establishment of a Palestinian state
Bin Salman Says NO 100 Times, Furious at Trump's Pressure on Abraham Accords. The British daily The Times reported on the 26th (local time) that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed strong dissatisfaction as U.S. President Donald Trump pressured Saudi Arabia to participate in the Abraham Accords aimed at normalizing relations with Israel.
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