United States President Donald Trump on Monday recast his diplomatic bid to end the war with Iran into a massive, regional grand bargain.
Trump demanded that regional Muslim-majority nations simultaneously sign the Abraham Accords and settle their historical disputes with Israel.
The bold directive specifically targets key regional players including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, and Jordan.
Trump framed this sweeping demand as a mandatory condition for participating in the emerging, highly complex peace settlement.
The 2020 Abraham Accords previously normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab nations, including the Emirates.
However, the framework remains deeply controversial among the regional public for entirely bypassing the core Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman previously conditioned joining on establishing a clear path toward Palestinian statehood.
Skeptical foreign policy analysts consider Trump’s sweeping mandate highly unlikely to succeed due to deep-seated regional rivalries.
Trump even floated the extraordinary possibility of Iran eventually signing the accords to forge a united, powerful Middle East.
He warned that failure to agree would mean an immediate return to the battlefront with unprecedented military force.
Meanwhile, Iranian top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Qatar, signaling that significant diplomatic obstacles still remain.