TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday dramatically raised the stakes in already delicate peace efforts in the middle east by demanding that key Muslim allies – including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, and Qatar – sign onto the Abraham Accords as a condition for participating in what he described as a historic regional settlement with Iran.
The sudden and sweeping proposal, unveiled in a lengthy Truth Social post after a weekend conference call with Arab and Muslim leaders, stunned diplomats across the Middle East and South Asia and immediately triggered resistance from Pakistan and unease in Riyadh and Doha.
