

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: May 26, 2026 12:31 PM IST
Pakistan rejected US President Trump’s invitation to normalise relations with Israel, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting reported. This comes a day after Trump suggested that six Muslim-majority countries should join the Abraham Accords, tying the framework to the ongoing efforts to reach a peace deal with Iran.
Apart from Pakistan, these countries include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan.
Taking to Truth Social, Trump wrote: “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.”
According to a Reuters source in Pakistan, Trump’s call reflected a bid to use Iran ceasefire diplomacy for a wider thrust around the Abraham Accords. The source added that the two issues were “not interlinked and cannot be made so.” “Pakistan is under no compulsion to adhere to any such demand,” the source said.
While Pakistan junked the proposal, no other country has so far publicly responded to the demand.
A positive reaction was unlikely as the public mistrust of Israel remains high for these Muslim countries over the extent of its military offensive in Gaza.
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