Trump makes Abraham Accords sign-up a condition of the Iran peace deal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called on Muslim-majority nations across the Middle East and beyond to normalize relations with Israel as a condition of the emerging Iran peace deal. In a Truth Social post, Trump listed eight countries whose leaders he had spoken with on Saturday about ending the war with Iran, and said joining the Abraham Accords should be mandatory for most of them.

What are the Abraham Accords and what is Trump now demanding?

The Abraham Accords are normalization agreements between Israel and Arab nations, brokered by Trump in 2020 and widely regarded as a foreign policy success of his first term. They established diplomatic relations between Israel and countries that had historically been hostile to it. Trump is now demanding that nations involved in the Iran peace process sign the Accords as part of any final settlement, calling it an opportunity to make the deal "a far more Historic Event."

Which countries did Trump name in his Abraham Accords ultimatum?

Trump listed Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain. The UAE and Bahrain are already signatories. He singled out Saudi Arabia and Qatar to sign first, writing that "everybody else should follow suit" and that countries unwilling to join "should not be part of this Deal in that it shows bad intention."

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Trump in November 2025 that the kingdom was open to joining the Accords, provided there was "a clear path" toward a two-state solution. While the Accords were welcomed in diplomatic circles, they remain deeply unpopular across much of the region because they do not address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Did Trump suggest Iran could also join the Abraham Accords?

Trump went further than his demands on Arab nations, suggesting that Iran itself could eventually join the Accords. "If Iran signs its Agreement with me, as President of the United States of America, it would be an Honor to have them also be part of this unparalleled World Coalition," he wrote. Iran is Israel's most significant regional adversary and has no diplomatic relations with it.

Where do U.S.-Iran peace negotiations stand right now?Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered varying assessments of the deal's timeline over the U.S. holiday weekend, at times suggesting an agreement was close. Iran warned on Monday that some progress had been made but a deal was not imminent. Trump declared: "The deal with Iran will either be a great and meaningful one, or there will be no deal." Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Qatar on Monday as part of the diplomatic process to end the war.