by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief
(Worthy News) – President Donald Trump said Monday that countries involved in negotiations over Iran should be required to join the Abraham Accords, signaling that the White House is seeking to turn a possible Iran agreement into a wider regional realignment that includes normalization with Israel.
In a Truth Social post, Trump said he had asked his representatives to “begin, and successfully complete” the process of bringing additional countries into the accords, the landmark normalization agreements first signed in 2020 between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and later joined by Morocco and Sudan.
“It should be mandatory that all of these countries, at a minimum, simultaneously sign onto the Abraham Accords,” Trump wrote, naming Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan among the nations he wants included in the diplomatic push.
The president’s remarks came as U.S.-Iran negotiations were described by Trump as “proceeding nicely,” though he warned that Washington would accept only “a Great Deal” or “no Deal at all.” If negotiations fail, Trump said the United States would return “to the battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before.”
Trump also floated the possibility that Iran itself could eventually join the accords, calling that prospect “something special.” The idea would mark a dramatic shift for the Islamic Republic, whose regime has long rejected Israel’s legitimacy and supported anti-Israel proxy forces across the region.
According to Axios, Trump raised the normalization demand during a Saturday call with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain. The report said the leaders expressed support for efforts to end the war with Iran, but that Trump’s request for broader normalization with Israel was met with silence.
The push appears aimed at giving Israel a major diplomatic gain as part of any emerging agreement with Iran. Israeli officials have reportedly expressed concern that a proposed deal could delay or soften pressure on Tehran’s nuclear program, ballistic missile development and support for regional terror proxies.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office did not immediately respond to Trump’s latest remarks. Several of the countries named by Trump also did not immediately issue public responses, though Reuters reported that Pakistan rejected linking the Iran talks to normalization with Israel, while Saudi Arabia has continued to condition normalization on progress toward a Palestinian state.
Still, the proposal faces serious obstacles. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Pakistan do not currently have diplomatic relations with Israel, and Turkey’s relations with Jerusalem have deteriorated sharply in recent years. Egypt and Jordan already have peace treaties with Israel, raising questions about what additional role they would play under Trump’s proposal.
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