The United States President Donald Trump has linked ongoing negotiations with Iran to a broader push for Middle East countries to join the Abraham Accords and normalise relations with Israel.
The US president said he had spoken with leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan, urging them to join the diplomatic agreement originally brokered during his first term in office.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said countries should “immediately sign the Abraham Accords” and added that if Iran eventually signs an agreement with the United States, it would be an honour for Tehran to become part of what he described as an “unparalleled world coalition.”
The Abraham Accords, signed in 2020, led to the normalisation of relations between Israel and countries including the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
However, Pakistan swiftly rejected the proposal. A Pakistani source familiar with the matter said the Iran negotiations and the Abraham Accords were separate issues and could not be linked together.
“Pakistan is under no compulsion to adhere to any such demand,” the source said.
There was no immediate public response from Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar or the other countries mentioned by Trump.
Analysts said Trump appeared to be using the ongoing Iran diplomacy as an opportunity to revive efforts to expand the Abraham Accords across the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia’s position remains particularly sensitive because the kingdom has repeatedly stated that it will not formally recognise Israel without a clear roadmap toward Palestinian statehood.
Although Egypt, Jordan and Turkey already maintain diplomatic relations with Israel, ties have remained strained since the start of the Gaza conflict.
Trump also stated that negotiations with Iran were “proceeding nicely” but did not suggest that a final agreement was imminent.
Political analyst Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group said Trump was attempting to present an Iran deal as a continuation of the Abraham Accords strategy.
He argued, however, that the administration was “trading one fantasy for another” by assuming a fragile agreement with Iran could reshape the Middle East political order.
