President Trump reiterated on Monday his call for additional Middle Eastern nations to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel as part of a peace agreement with Iran.
In a social‑media post, Trump warned that countries failing to normalize relations should be excluded from the agreement, indicating bad faith, and urged Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Iran to join the Abraham Accords.
Analysts consider it unlikely that these nations will agree, citing prior conditions they have set for normalizing ties with Israel and the diplomatic repercussions of Israel’s Gaza war.
Trump’s list, originally from his first term, included Egypt and Jordan — countries that already maintain diplomatic relations with Israel.
Since returning to the White House, the administration has sought to bring more nations into the accords. While expanding the accords appears improbable, doing so might appease Republican hawks who have criticized Trump over the emerging Iran peace deal.
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina praised the proposal, saying that expanding the Abraham Accords as part of a negotiated Iran settlement would constitute a transformative change in the Middle East for millennia and voiced concern about the peace deal’s terms.