Pakistan, May 30 -- As negotiations between the United States and Iran move closer to a potential settlement, President Donald Trump has introduced a condition that has shocked many observers across the Middle East. According to his public statements, countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt, Jordan, and others should join the Abraham Accords and normalise relations with Israel as part of the broader framework surrounding any final agreement with Iran. Trump went even further, suggesting that countries unwilling to sign onto the accords should not be part of the deal at all.

This demand has generated a fundamental question: what connection exists between a peace agreement between Washington and Tehran and the recog...