Overview
- President Trump publicly urged states including Saudi Arabia and Qatar to sign the Abraham Accords and said most other Muslim and Arab countries should follow.
- His pitch was floated after calls with regional leaders and a Truth Social post, and press reports say some participants responded with long silences or polite, unofficial refusals.
- Analysts say expansion is unlikely because the Gaza war and Israeli actions have made normalization politically costly for Gulf and Arab governments.
- Saudi officials continue to condition any recognition of Israel on the creation of a Palestinian state, a stance that clashes with Israel’s current leadership.
- The Abraham Accords began in 2020 and produced ties with the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan, but only one subsequent country has joined and experts warn the near-term chance of wider uptake is slim.