Bangladesh, May 28 -- US President Donald Trumps ambitious drive to expand the Abraham Accords is now heading toward a potentially explosive confrontation with Pakistan and several influential Muslim-majority nations. While Trump has enjoyed unusually warm relations with Pakistans Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his latest push demanding Islamabad normalize ties with Israel may fundamentally alter this strategic equation.

For months, Trump has publicly praised Pakistans military and political leadership, repeatedly referring to Asim Munir and Shehbaz Sharif as trusted allies and “brothers”. Islamabad, in return, has carefully cultivated this relationship, presenting itself as one of Wash...