Current sectionMiddle East NewsTrump says Saudi Arabia and Qatar 'should be the first to join' the Abraham Accords and warns that refusal would signal "bad intentions," as U.S. and Iranian officials move toward a preliminary deal centered on uranium disposal and reopening the Strait of HormuzShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Samuels06:03 PM • May 25 2026 IDTU.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called on several Middle Eastern countries to join the Abraham Accords, arguing that a possible agreement between Washington and Iran should pave the way for a broader regional realignment centered on normalization with Israel.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Saudi ArabiaQatarArab Israeli conflictIranBenjamin NetanyahuAbraham AccordsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaTrumpWhite House ShootingSettler ViolenceJewish Soccer PlayersHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's Arab Parties United. Power Struggles Still Stand in the WayIsrael Has Killed 890 Palestinians in Gaza Since the 'Cease-fire.' Here's HowIsraeli Tech Firm Wix Plans Layoffs of 800–1,000 Employees Worldwide'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XIf Ben-Gvir Isn't Representative of Israel, Who Is?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in Kentucky'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`World Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists VideoOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth