US President Donald Trump said on Monday it should be mandatory for countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey to join the Abraham Accords en masse as part of an effort to reach a deal with Iran.
Trump said he spoke on Saturday to leaders of those countries, as well as the UAE and Bahrain, which already have signed the accords, a set of agreements to normalize relations with Israel.
"I am mandatorily requesting that all Countries immediately sign the Abraham Accords, and that, 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," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
He cited "all the work done by the United States to try and pull this very complex puzzle together."
Trump said one or two of the countries he spoke with may have a reason for not joining but most should be "ready, willing, and able to make this Settlement with Iran a far more Historic Event than it would, otherwise, be."
Trump also said negotiations with Iran were "proceeding nicely" but gave no indication a deal was imminent.
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