Trump ramps up push for Gulf states, Iran to join Abraham Accords after peace deal

Donald Trump said he urged Muslim country leaders to back the Abraham Accords during calls on Iran talks. He framed their participation as central to any peace settlement and warned of wider conflict if negotiations fail.

In Short

• Trump said Iran talks were progressing well in a Truth Social post
• He warned failed negotiations could trigger wider fighting across the region
• The remarks followed calls with leaders from Saudi Arabia and UAE

US President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on Gulf nations and Iran to join the Abraham Accords, linking the future of a potential peace agreement with Tehran to a big diplomatic reshuffle across the Middle East.

In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump said ongoing negotiations with Iran were "proceeding nicely" but warned that failure to reach a deal could send the region back to the "battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before".

The remarks came after Trump held phone call with several leaders from Muslim countries, including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

Trump said he told the leaders that countries involved in the discussions "should be mandatory" signatories to the Abraham Accords if a peace settlement with Iran is achieved.

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