President Donald Trump is putting the Abraham Accords back at the center of Middle East diplomacy.
Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran are “proceeding nicely” and argued that several major Middle Eastern and Muslim-majority nations should sign onto the Abraham Accords as part of any broader settlement involving Tehran.
“Negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are proceeding nicely! It will only be a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all — Back to the Battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before — And nobody wants that!” Trump wrote.
The president said he held a Saturday conference call with leaders and senior officials from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain to discuss the Iran conflict and a possible regional settlement.
Trump said it “should be mandatory” that countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt and Jordan join the Abraham Accords, while noting that the UAE and Bahrain are already members.
The Abraham Accords began in 2020 under Trump, normalizing relations between Israel and several Arab or Muslim-majority nations, including the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan. Kazakhstan later joined the framework in 2025.
Trump cast the push as a historic chance to turn an Iran agreement into something larger than a ceasefire or narrow diplomatic pact.
“It should start with the immediate signing by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and everybody else should follow suit,” Trump wrote.
He added that if Iran reaches an agreement with the United States, it could eventually be welcomed into the broader Abraham Accords framework.
“Wow, now that would be something special!” Trump wrote.
Reuters reported Monday that Trump’s proposal has already drawn resistance, with Pakistan rejecting the idea and Saudi Arabia still tying normalization with Israel to progress on a Palestinian state.
Still, Trump is betting that a wider coalition can do what decades of diplomacy failed to do: bind security, commerce and recognition into one regional architecture.
The talks come as the administration says it is trying to end hostilities with Iran and stabilize the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil transit routes. AP reported Saturday that Trump said a deal with Iran and the reopening of the strait were “largely negotiated,” though major details remained unresolved.
🚨 WOW! President Trump is on the verge of making HISTORY, set to draw in Muslim countries to the Abraham Peace Accords as part of the Iran deal
Trump isn't only angling to DEFEAT the Iranian nuclear threat once and for all
He wants to go for gold and FIX the Middle East… pic.twitter.com/ITyB0bj2tW
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 26, 2026
