US President Donald Trump on Monday said that multiple Muslim-majority countries including Pakistan and several Arab and regional states should move toward joining the Abraham Accords as part of a new effort to reshape Middle East diplomacy and support ongoing negotiations with Iran.
The Abraham Accords are a series of US-brokered agreements to normalize diplomatic, economic, and security relations between Israel and several Muslim-majority nations. Trump now wants Pakistan and other muslim majority nations to recognize Israel.
Trump said it should be mandatory that “Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah, of Pakistan, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, of Türkiye, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, of Egypt, King Abdullah II, of Jordan, and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, of Bahrain” that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously sign onto the Abraham Accords.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump described his recent discussions with regional leaders, including officials from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain, stating that these countries should, “at a minimum,” simultaneously sign onto an expanded version of the Abraham Accords.
He suggested that participation in the accords would help strengthen economic and political cooperation in the region and argued that a wider agreement could contribute to stability alongside ongoing diplomatic efforts involving Iran.
Trump also claimed that the existing Abraham Accords have delivered economic and social benefits to member states and described the initiative as a potential foundation for broader regional integration.
The original Abraham Accords currently includes agreements between Israel and several countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Trump has urged immediate participation from key regional players, particularly Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. He argued that a wider acceptance of Israel would mark a major diplomatic breakthrough in Middle East peace efforts.
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