U.S. president seeks to expand Abraham Accords to additional countries

The U.S. president stated that he asked Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan to join the Abraham Accords. He said the move is part of efforts to reach an agreement to end conflict with Iran. The president also spoke on Saturday with leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, both of which signed the accords during his first term.

In a post on Truth Social, he wrote that he is requesting all countries to sign the agreements immediately.

Background on the accords The Abraham Accords were a series of diplomatic and commercial agreements reached in 2020 between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco. Officials have said a permanent agreement in Gaza could open the way for talks with other majority-Muslim countries.

The name refers to the biblical patriarch Abraham, known as Ibrahim in Islamic tradition. The figure is revered in Christianity, Islam and Judaism, faiths that together represent more than half the world's population.

Religious and diplomatic context An author of a book on the topic said the shared reverence for Abraham has been used both to promote dialogue and to assert exclusive claims. The same author noted that the story involves tensions between family members and neighbors that have continued for thousands of years.

The president, in a speech to the Israeli Knesset on Monday, used the Hebrew pronunciation “Avraham Accords” and referenced the Jewish formulation of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Some Arab and Muslim leaders whose countries signed the agreements gathered at a summit in Egypt the same day.