President Donald Trump has delivered the clearest signal yet: no Iran deal unless the remaining moderate Sunni Camp members finally join the Abraham Accords. This linkage marks a sharp departure from past U.S. diplomacy, which rewarded regional partners’ inaction. These governments have long demanded American protection while refusing to normalize relations with the U.S.’s biggest regional ally. As hostages of the ayatollah’s regime, they seek reopened shipping lanes, release of the $12 billion in frozen Iranian funds from Qatar, and relief from Tehran’s missile threats — yet contribute nothing in return.With their new toll system, enabled by Oman’s support, Iran now de facto controls the Strait of Hormuz. It fields more than 3,000 ballistic missiles and maintains an 11-ton enriched uranium stockpile, including hundreds of kilograms enriched to 60% purity. These capabilities survived weeks of direct U.S. and Israeli strikes, proving the regime’s resilience. As a result, the moderate Sunni Camp is cornered; it needs the deal far more than Washington does.
ISRAEL’S ‘ABRAHAMIC NATO’: INFORMAL ALLIANCE RESHAPING REGIONAL ORDER
A complementary geostrategic thrust further sharpens the pressure. As Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon recently suggested, perhaps without authorization, the United States could be at war with Cuba in the coming weeks.
