Iran’s ability to disrupt trade through the Strait of Hormuz has limited U.S. and Israeli options and forced Trump to scale back regime-change goals. A ceasefire and negotiations function more as a holding action than a true pause, since the United States resumed bombing Iranian naval bases and Israel threatened to intensify attacks in Lebanon against Hezbollah. Israel can derail negotiations by escalating hostilities, making long-term peace unlikely. Even a negotiated settlement would face strong domestic opposition from a bipartisan coalition of Iran hawks in Washington, including prominent Republicans and Democrats. To manage this pressure, Trump is seeking to expand the Abraham Accords, including a push for Saudi Arabia’s participation.
"To placate the Iran hawks, Trump is trying to expand one of his signature foreign policy initiatives, the Abraham Accords. Originally signed in 2020, the agreement normalized relations between Israel and five Muslim nations: Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates. In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump pushed for a "mandatory" expansion of the Abraham Accords to include Saudi Ara"
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