Summary
- US President Donald Trump has called on Pakistan and several Muslim-majority countries to formally recognize Israel by joining an expanded version of the Abraham Accords as part of broader efforts to reshape Middle East diplomacy and support ongoing talks involving Iran.
- In a statement shared on Truth Social, Trump said countries including Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates should move toward signing the accords simultaneously.
- The Abraham Accords, originally brokered by the United States during Trump’s earlier presidency, established diplomatic and economic ties between Israel and several Arab nations, including the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
US President Donald Trump has called on Pakistan and several Muslim-majority countries to formally recognize Israel by joining an expanded version of the Abraham Accords as part of broader efforts to reshape Middle East diplomacy and support ongoing talks involving Iran.
In a statement shared on Truth Social, Trump said countries including Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates should move toward signing the accords simultaneously. He claimed that wider participation would strengthen political and economic cooperation across the region and contribute to long-term stability.
Trump specifically mentioned Pakistan’s military leadership, including Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah, along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, and Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa while discussing the proposed regional initiative.
The Abraham Accords, originally brokered by the United States during Trump’s earlier presidency, established diplomatic and economic ties between Israel and several Arab nations, including the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Trump argued that the agreements had already delivered economic and strategic benefits to participating countries and said expanding the framework could become a major step toward broader regional integration and peace efforts in the Middle East.
He also stressed that greater acceptance of Israel by influential Muslim-majority states, particularly Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, could mark a significant diplomatic breakthrough in the region amid ongoing tensions linked to Iran.
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