US President Donald Trump announced on May 25, 2026, that nations including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain must simultaneously sign the Abraham Accords as a mandatory condition for any agreement to end the war with Iran [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. He posted on Truth Social emphasizing, "It should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords" [1].
Trump said he spoke on May 23 in a conference call with leaders of these countries plus others to discuss the Iran deal and proposed their participation in the Accords [1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 6, 7]. He called the Abraham Accords a "very complex puzzle" and said the simultaneous signing was needed to ensure regional peace and economic prosperity [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. Trump floated the idea that the Islamic Republic of Iran could eventually join the Accords contingent on an agreement ending the war. "Wow, now that would be something special," he said [1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 7].
Negotiations to end the war with Iran are "proceeding nicely" but no deal was imminent as of May 25, Trump said [1, 2, 3, 5]. The Abraham Accords were originally brokered in 2020 during Trump’s first term, normalizing relations between Israel and UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, and later Kazakhstan [4, 6].
Reception to Trump’s demand has been mixed. Pakistan finds joining the Accords challenging due to its political, regional, and religious considerations despite mediating Iran talks [9, 5, 6]. Saudi Arabia insists Israel normalization requires an irreversible path to an independent Palestinian state, complicating the demand [5, 6]. Egypt and Jordan already have peace treaties with Israel and see less difficulty joining [3, 5, 6]. Some Muslim countries have expressed unease or opposition to joining as a condition for the Iran deal [9, 5, 6].
Pro-Israel US politicians praised Trump’s plan. Senator Lindsey Graham said, "With Saudi Arabia and others like Pakistan making peace with Israel, the region will know a level of stability never dreamed of before President Trump" [10]. Trump described negotiations as "proceeding nicely" but called for expanded Abraham Accords for a historic peace deal [3].
Trump said the countries involved are "Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (already a Member!), Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain (already a Member!)" [9]. He warned countries refusing to join should be excluded from the Iran deal [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7].
The next key step will be whether these countries accept the simultaneous signing condition as Iran talks progress.
