ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – US President Donald Trump said Monday that he has called on the leaders of Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, to “sign onto the Abraham Accords” in light of the US-Iran negotiations going forward, arguing that the move will make a settlement with Iran “a far more Historic Event.”

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he told leaders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain in a Saturday phone call that “it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords,” after the effort put by Washington to “try and pull this very complex puzzle together.”

“I am mandatorily requesting that all Countries immediately sign the Abraham Accords, and that, if Iran signs its Agreement with me, as President of the United States of America, it would be an Honor to have them also be part of this unparalleled World Coalition,” the US president wrote.

His remarks come as talks between the US and Iran have seemingly reached a breakthrough. Trump said Sunday that talks with Iran are “proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner” and that he has instructed US negotiators “not to rush into a deal in that time is on our side,” as a possible agreement draws closer.

On Monday, Trump said that talks with Tehran “are proceeding nicely!”

The developments have come after weeks of a diplomatic stalemate between the two adversaries, after hostilities were brought to a halt in a two-week ceasefire announced by Trump in early April, which was later extended for several additional weeks, hoping to reach a deal in the negotiations.

The Abraham Accords, first signed in 2020, formalized commercial and diplomatic ties between Israel and three Arab nations, part of a US-led effort to promote long-term stability in the Middle East amid the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Trump said that the signings should begin with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and then the other countries should follow suit. Bahrain and the UAE are already signatories to the Abraham Accords.

“If they don’t, they should not be part of this Deal in that it shows bad intention,” he stressed.

“It may be possible that one or two have a reason for not doing so, and that will be accepted, but most should be ready, willing, and able to make this Settlement with Iran a far more Historic Event than it would, otherwise, be,” Trump said.

The accords have been complicated by Israel’s brutal campaign in Gaza, its unwillingness to allow a Palestinian state, as well as its recent hostilities with Iran.