For Pakistan, joining Abraham Accords is a tricky choice

Trump demanded that any agreement to end the Iran war include Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Qatar joining the Abraham Accords. He said countries discussed should simultaneously sign the accords, and urged Saudi Arabia and Qatar to sign immediately while others follow. The Abraham Accords are bilateral agreements brokered by the US to normalize ties between Israel and Arab countries, with initial agreements signed in September 2020 between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Israel and Bahrain. Some Pakistani officials rejected the demand, with no unanimous government or military response yet. Pakistan is mediating to end the US-Israel campaign against Iran and previously persuaded the US to stop attacks that began on February 28, while continuing efforts for a permanent settlement.

"“After all the work done by the United States to try and pull this very complex puzzle together, it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords,” Trump said in a social media post. “Those Countries discussed are Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (already a Member!), Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain (already a Member!).”"

"Trump insisted that Saudi Arabia and Qatar should immediately sign the agreements, “and everybody else should follow suit.” The Abraham Accords are a series of bilateral agreements brokered by the US and are aimed at normalizing ties between Israel and several Arab countries. The first agreements were signed on September 15, 2020, between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and Israel and Bahrain."

"Some Pakistani officials have rejected the demand, but there has not been any unanimous or unequivocal response from the government or its powerful military to it yet. Islamabad is playing a key role as a mediator to end the US-Israel war against Iran and in April managed to convince the US to cease attacks on Iran that began on February 28. It continues its efforts to broker a deal to end the war permanently."

"Its role as a mediator has been lauded by Trump several times, with the US president calling Pakistan's military chief Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif his “favorite” peo"

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