Abraham Accords Expansion: Trump Seeks Wider Membership Across Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey and Other

US President Donald Trump is pressing a wider group of Arab and Muslim nations to join the Abraham Accords, linking the move to a broader arrangement with Iran. In a long Truth Social post, Trump named Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and others, while also suggesting Iran could eventually be added to the initiative.

On Truth Social, Trump wrote that he was "mandatorily requesting that all Countries immediately sign the Abraham Accords," listing Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt and Jordan among the states he wants brought into the framework. The message revived Trump’s push to expand normalisation with Israel beyond the current signatories and beyond the traditional Arab League membership.

Abraham Accords: expanding membership and regional impact

Trump further declared that Iran might also be invited to sign the Abraham Accords as part of a future agreement. Trump stated, "...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". This suggestion linked any potential US-Iran understanding directly with regional diplomatic normalisation.

Trump argued that a wider Abraham Accords network would transform relations across West Asia. Trump wrote, "The Middle East would be United, Powerful, and Economically Strong, like perhaps no other area, anywhere in the World! By copy of this TRUTH, I am asking my Representatives to begin, and successfully complete, the process of signing these Countries into the already Historic Abraham Accords".

What the Abraham Accords mean for Israel and Arab states

The Abraham Accords are a group of US-brokered agreements designed to establish or formalise diplomatic ties between Israel and several Arab or Muslim-majority states. The first deals were signed in 2020, when the UAE and Bahrain opened official relations with Israel. Morocco later joined, and Sudan also signed, although Sudan’s parliament has not yet ratified the agreement.

The agreement network continued to widen beyond the original Middle East focus. In November 2025, Kazakhstan announced its intention to join the Abraham Accords. Early in 2026, the Central Asian state completed the required steps to formalise its entry, marking a notable geographic expansion of the normalisation framework into Eurasia.

Abraham Accords, earlier peace deals and Arab reactions

Two countries on Trump’s latest list, Egypt and Jordan, already maintain full diplomatic ties with Israel but did not originally join the Abraham Accords. Egypt signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, while Jordan followed in 1994. The UAE and Bahrain, also mentioned in Trump’s Truth Social post, were among the first states to sign the 2020 US-brokered normalisation deals.

Still, many Arab governments and societies view the Abraham Accords with suspicion or opposition. Critics say the agreements ignore the central issue of Palestinian statehood and occupation. The absence of a clear reference to the Israel-Palestinian conflict has been a major concern, with some groups describing the process as a setback for the Palestinian cause.

Abraham Accords, Palestinian question and Iran factor

The accords followed earlier regional diplomacy focused on Palestine. In 2002, the Arab League launched the Arab Peace Initiative, which proposed normalisation with Israel if a Palestinian state was created and Israeli forces withdrew from all occupied territories. Israel’s reaction to that framework was mostly cool, and no comprehensive agreement emerged under the proposal.

Despite this, by 2020 several Arab states moved towards normalising ties and cooperation with Israel. These decisions were often linked to shared concerns about Iran’s regional influence and nuclear programme. The Abraham Accords were seen as an extension of quiet cooperation between Israel and some Sunni Arab states during the 2010s, which had already involved security and intelligence contacts.

Conditions attached to normalisation played a role as well. The UAE’s move to sign the first Abraham Accords agreement came after Israel agreed to suspend plans to annex parts of the West Bank. Later, the war in Gaza slowed further expansion, as many Arab leaders condemned Israel’s actions in the enclave and repeated that recognition should be tied to a negotiated two-state solution.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Trump in November 2025 that Riyadh could join the Abraham Accords if there was "a clear path" toward a two-state solution. Subsequent conflict with Iran has complicated that stance. During the Iran war, countries such as Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and the UAE reported attacks from Iranian forces, blaming both US military bases on their soil and their broader security ties with Washington.

Trump’s new push to extend the Abraham Accords to states like Pakistan and potentially Iran reflects persistent US interest in reshaping regional alignments. The request, made through Truth Social, links long-running issues such as Palestinian statehood, Israeli security, Arab public opinion and tensions with Iran, leaving governments across West Asia to weigh risks and benefits before any fresh commitments.