India, May 26 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Pakistan and several West Asian countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Jordan, to join the Abraham Accords and formally recognise Israel as part of a broader diplomatic effort to end the US-Iran conflict.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said it should be "mandatory" for the countries to sign on to the accords, which he brokered in 2020. The proposal, however, is likely to face resistance in countries such as Pakistan, which has long opposed normalisation with Israel.

Trump's remarks came after weekend talks with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain. He argued that wider participation in the Abraham...