President Donald Trump declared Monday that every country involved in negotiations over Iran must be required to join the Abraham Accords, signaling that the White House is seeking to turn a possible Iran agreement into a sweeping regional realignment that includes normalization with Israel — a demand that was met with silence by several Arab leaders and outright rejection by Pakistan.

In a Truth Social post, Trump said he had asked his representatives to “begin, and successfully complete” the process of bringing additional countries into the accords — the landmark normalization agreements first signed in 2020 between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and later joined by Morocco and Sudan.

Trump named Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan among the nations he wants included in the diplomatic push, framing the requirement as a minimum threshold for any country participating in Iran-related negotiations.

The president’s remarks came as U.S.–Iran negotiations were described by Trump as “proceeding nicely,” though he warned that Washington would accept only “a Great Deal” or “no Deal at all.”

Trump also floated the possibility that Iran itself could eventually join the accords, calling that prospect “something special.” The idea would mark a dramatic shift for the Islamic Republic, whose regime has long rejected Israel’s legitimacy and supported anti-Israel proxy forces across the region.

According to Axios, Trump raised the normalization demand during a Saturday call with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain. The report said the leaders expressed support for efforts to end the war with Iran — but that Trump’s request for broader normalization with Israel was met with silence.

Israeli officials have reportedly expressed concern that a proposed deal could delay or soften pressure on Tehran’s nuclear program, ballistic missile development and support for regional terror proxies. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office did not immediately respond to Trump’s latest remarks.

The proposal faces serious and varied obstacles across the nations named by Trump. Reuters reported that Pakistan rejected linking the Iran talks to normalization with Israel. Saudi Arabia has continued to condition any normalization on concrete progress toward a Palestinian state. Several other nations did not immediately issue public responses.

Egypt and Jordan already have peace treaties with Israel, raising questions about what additional role they would play under Trump’s proposal. Turkey’s relations with Jerusalem have deteriorated sharply in recent years, making its inclusion in any near-term normalization framework particularly challenging.

The push appears aimed at giving Israel a major diplomatic gain as part of any emerging agreement with Iran — effectively converting a nuclear negotiation into a broader geopolitical architecture for the Middle East. Whether Washington can achieve this sweeping realignment while simultaneously managing Iran talks, Palestinian concerns, and the diverging interests of eight nations remains the defining diplomatic question of the moment.