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Trump demands more countries sign Abraham Accords as part of Iran deal

US President Donald Trump and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu sign the Abraham Accords with the foreign ministers of Bahrain (left) and the United Arab Emirates at the White House on September 15, 2020.
US President Donald Trump and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu sign the Abraham Accords with the foreign ministers of Bahrain (left) and the United Arab Emirates at the White House on September 15, 2020. © Alex Brandon, AP file photo

US President Donald Trump said Monday it should be "mandatory" for countries including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan to join the Abraham Accords normalising ties with Israel as part of any agreement to end the war with Iran, in a move that could further complicate negotiations with Tehran.

US President Donald Trump said Monday that any agreement to end the Iran war should include a requirement for several additional countries, including Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, to join the Abraham Accords, the US-brokered agreements from Trump's first term aimed at normalising relations with Israel.

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