On Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump posted a lengthy Truth Social message demanding that seven Muslim-majority nations involved in the ongoing Iran negotiations simultaneously sign the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel. The countries named were Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain. Trump framed the demand as “mandatory,” writing that countries refusing to sign would be excluded from any Iran deal because it would show “bad intention.”
Within hours, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan flatly rejected the demand. Both governments restated a position they have held publicly for years: no normalization with Israel without a credible, irreversible path to an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The Saudi Position Has Not Moved
Saudi Arabia’s response was consistent with statements going back more than two decades. The Saudi Foreign Ministry has repeatedly affirmed that the kingdom’s position on Palestinian statehood is “firm and unwavering” and “non-negotiable.” Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reiterated the position publicly in November 2024 at the Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh, again in February 2025 in response to Trump’s Gaza takeover proposal, and again in November 2025 during an Oval Office meeting with Trump that, according to Axios, became visibly tense.
Over the past year, Riyadh has actively built a 142-country diplomatic coalition, co-led with France, dedicated to advancing recognition of a Palestinian state. That coalition includes the majority of UN member states and represents one of the largest diplomatic blocs Saudi Arabia has assembled on any issue.
Pakistan’s Position Was Even More Direct
Pakistan’s rejection came with sharper edges. Pakistani officials pointed out that Israel is not listed as a recognized country on Pakistani passports, which state explicitly that the passport is valid for all countries of the world except Israel.
Just weeks earlier, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif had posted publicly that Israel is “a cancer to the world that has to be abolished,” describing the country as a project of European Jewish settlers. He later deleted the post, but the underlying position of the Pakistani government on normalization with Israel has not changed in decades. Pakistan does not recognize Israel and has stated repeatedly that recognition is conditional on the establishment of a Palestinian state.
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