President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were “proceeding nicely” and argued that any agreement should include a requirement for several Middle Eastern and Muslim-majority countries to join the Abraham Accords, the U.S.-brokered normalization framework launched during his first term.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said talks with Iran were “proceeding nicely,” while offering no timeline for an agreement.
Trump said he had spoken over the weekend with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain, and called for multiple countries to sign onto the Abraham Accords simultaneously.
He singled out Saudi Arabia and Qatar as countries that should sign “immediately,” and listed Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan among those he said should follow. Trump also included the UAE and Bahrain in his list, noting they are already parties to the accords.
Trump added that countries unwilling to join should be left out of any broader arrangement tied to a potential deal with Iran.
