Trump accuses Iran of stalling peace deal to ‘outwait’ him until US midterms

At one stage, Trump appeared to contradict himself after renewing his call on Arab allies including Saudi Arabia and Qatar to sign the Abraham accords granting full diplomatic recognition of Israel.  

“I think those countries owe to us … I don’t think we should make a deal if they don’t sign,” he said. 

But he retreated when asked whether the Iran agreement was contingent on more countries joining the accords – which were signed by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco during his first presidency – saying: “I don’t want to say that. I’m not going to give you what’s contingent.”

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/trump-cabinet-camp-david-washington-iran 

 

Trump demands it, but Muslim-majority nations aren't ready to join the Abraham Accords - POLITICO

Upon hearing of Trump’s demands, one former U.S. official sent mock notes to Arab officials congratulating them on joining the Abraham Accords — and received laughter emojis in response. 

The former U.S. official said some of their Arab official contacts view the Trump demand as a “poison pill,” adding that “it creates new conditions for peace that neither Iran nor the states in question will accept.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/26/trump-muslim-majority-nations-abraham-accords-00936785

 

Abraham Accords: Trump-era peace deals fail to stop Israeli-Palestinian violence - The Washington Post

… That friendly tone toward the diplomatic agreements shifted last week. An article by Talal Bannan, a political science lecturer, that was published in the popular Saudi daily Okaz newspaper called Israel a "racist, hateful entity" that maintains survival "through aggression, racism and raping of land."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/abraham-accords-israel-palestinian-gaza/2021/05/14/60798bb2-b405-11eb-bc96-fdf55de43bef_story.html

The resurgent Israeli-Palestianian conflict shows the limits of the Abraham Accords - The Washington Post

…In this maelstrom, even the Arab countries that normalized relations with Israel are loosening their embrace. Both the UAE and Bahrain condemned Israel's storming of the al-Aqsa Mosque, considered the third holiest site in Islam, this past weekend, as well as its moves to kick dozens of Palestinians out of their homes in Sheikh Jarrah. Social media in both countries saw a surge of hashtags in support of their Arab compatriots in the Jerusalem neighborhood…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/05/12/israel-palestinians-abraham-accords/