Washington, October 17, 2025: U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects an expansion of the Abraham Accords in the near future, expressing optimism that Saudi Arabia will soon join the pact that normalized relations between Israel and several Arab states.
“I hope to see Saudi Arabia go in, and I hope to see others go in. I think when Saudi Arabia goes in, everybody goes in,” Trump said in an interview broadcast Friday on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria.”
Trump revealed that he had held “very good conversations” as recently as Wednesday with leaders of countries that had shown willingness to join the accords. “I think that they’re going to all go in very soon,” he added.
The Abraham Accords, brokered during Trump’s first term in 2020, saw the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain become the first Arab nations in more than two decades to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel. Morocco and Sudan later joined the agreement.
Earlier this week, Trump convened Muslim and European leaders in Egypt to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip, framing his peace initiative as a step toward broader regional stability. He has described the Gaza plan as a “catalyst” for expanding the accords.
Trump even floated the idea of a potential peace deal between Iran and Israel, telling Israeli lawmakers during a recent visit to Jerusalem, “Wouldn’t it be nice?”
The former president’s comments come amid renewed U.S. diplomatic efforts to expand Arab-Israeli normalization, with analysts noting that Saudi Arabia’s participation would mark a major geopolitical breakthrough in the Middle East.
