President Trump said Monday that any Iran deal must require Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and other regional powers to join the Abraham Accords, which normalize relations with Israel. The proposal ties negotiations during an ongoing US-Iran ceasefire to expanded participation in the 2020 accords and faces criticism from Republican hardliners.
He is deliberately making unreasonable requests. It allows him to pretend to Netanyahu that he is still in it while also providing a false narrative that covers his drift away from the war with no objectives achieved.
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President Trump said Monday that any Iran deal must require Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and other regional powers to join the Abraham Accords, which normalize relations with Israel. The proposal ties negotiations during an ongoing US-Iran ceasefire to expanded participation in the 2020 accords and faces criticism from Republican hardliners.
He is deliberately making unreasonable requests. It allows him to pretend to Netanyahu that he is still in it while also providing a false narrative that covers his drift away from the war with no objectives achieved.