President Donald Trump said he is “mandatorily requesting” that several Gulf States join the Abraham Accords, a landmark agreement between Israel and multiple Arab nations to establish relations, as a part of a broader deal with Iran to end the conflict.The Trump administration is negotiating an end to the war in Iran, but there have not yet been any breakthroughs, despite apparent progress. Trump, on Monday morning, took to social media to post that “it should be mandatory” that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan, “at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords.”The president said he discussed the subject with the leaders of those countries during conversations over the weekend. He also referenced the UAE and Bahrain, both of which are already a part of the Abraham Accords, a landmark agreement from his first term as president. He did not say how their leaders responded to his suggestion.
“It may be possible that one or two have a reason for not doing so, and that will be accepted, but most should be ready, willing, and able to make this Settlement with Iran a far more Historic Event than it would, otherwise, be,” Trump said, adding, “Therefore, I am mandatorily requesting that all Countries immediately sign the Abraham Accords.”
