Iran, Trump and Abraham Accords
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Pakistan faces a dilemma over the Abraham Accords, needing to recognise Israel for economic gains but opposing it without Palestinian statehood.
US President Donald Trump has renewed efforts to expand the Abraham Accords, urging several Muslim-majority and Arab nations to normalise ties with Israel as part of a broader regional settlement linked to ongoing negotiations with Iran.
Taking to Truth Social, US President Donald Trump invited Pakistan Iran to join the Abraham Accords, which deal with establishing diplomatic, economic and security ties between Israel and Arab nations.
Pakistan said it was "under no compulsion" to accept such demands and reiterated that recognition of Israel remains tied to the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state.
Writing on social media, US president says countries should make settlement with Iran ‘a far more Historic Event’
Trump pushes Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and others to join the Abraham Accords while negotiating with Iran.
US President Donald Trump is now making normalisation ties with Israel a priority in US-Iran peace. But widening sign-ups of the Abraham Accords — a set of US-brokered agreements launched during Mr Trump's first term in 2020 — could prove difficult.
The U.S. military says it carried out new strikes on southern Iran, targeting missile sites and boats allegedly trying to place naval mines near the Strait of Hormuz.