US President Donald Trump has urged several Muslim-majority countries to join the Abraham Accords as part of a broader regional peace strategy linked to Iran and Middle East stability.

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• Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey to join the Abraham Accords during ongoing diplomatic discussions on Iran peace efforts.
• The Abraham Accords are agreements aimed at normalising diplomatic and economic relations between Israel and Muslim-majority countries.
• The accords were first signed in September 2020 by the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain during Donald Trump’s first presidential term.
• Morocco and Sudan later joined the Abraham Accords, while Kazakhstan became part of the agreement framework in 2025.
• Before the Abraham Accords, only Egypt and Jordan officially maintained diplomatic relations with Israel among Muslim-majority nations.
• Palestinian leadership strongly criticised the agreements, stating that Arab nations normalised relations with Israel without securing an independent Palestinian state.
• Israel significantly benefited from the accords through stronger trade, defence and strategic cooperation with the United Arab Emirates.
• Saudi Arabia has maintained that full normalisation with Israel can happen only after a clear roadmap for an independent Palestinian state is established.