President Donald Trump on Tuesday wrote in a Truth Social post that Iran should sign onto the Abraham Peace Accords, which were negotiated during his first term and involve a growing number of Arab nations.
During Tuesday’s episode of “America’s Newsroom” on Fox News, co-host Bill Hemmer led the program with the news that Trump said negotiations with Iran were “proceeding nicely.”
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After details from his phone call with Middle Eastern leaders reportedly leaked, Trump took his social media platform to provide an update on the war negotiations.
Trump initially struck an optimistic tone, suggesting progress was still being made toward a possible agreement.
But the message quickly shifted as he began outlining additional demands and conditions tied to the already fragile and stalled deal, signaling that major obstacles still remain before any final resolution can be reached.
He began his post with an ultimatum to Iran.
“It will only be a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all – Back to the Battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before — And nobody wants that!” he wrote.
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“I stated that, 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 added.
The president also said he was waiting on Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan to also sign onto the acord.
He said he understands if “one or two have a reason for not doing so,” but would not accept a majority of those countries refusing to do so.
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Trump said Saudi Arabia and Qatar should sign on immediately to show leadership.
“The Middle East would be United, Powerful, and Economically Strong, like perhaps no other area, anywhere in the World,” he concluded.
“By copy of this TRUTH, I am asking my Representatives to begin, and successfully complete, the process of signing these Countries into the already Historic Abraham Accords,” he said.
Trump sharply criticized former President Barack Obama on Monday while defending his administration’s hardline approach toward Iran, arguing that previous administrations empowered Tehran through failed diplomacy and massive cash payments that ultimately strengthened the regime.
“Don’t forget the one who funded Iran and caused this war to happen. Obama!” Trump said while discussing the escalating tensions in the Middle East.
Trump contrasted his own foreign policy posture with those of Obama and former President Joe Biden, claiming Iran only responds to strength rather than negotiation.
The comments came the same day the U.S. military confirmed it carried out defensive strikes in southern Iran after Iranian forces allegedly threatened American personnel and strategic shipping lanes near the Strait of Hormuz.
According to U.S. Central Command, American forces targeted missile launch sites and Iranian boats that were attempting to place naval mines in the region.
“U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” CENTCOM spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said in a statement.
Officials said the strikes focused on Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps assets, including two vessels reportedly laying mines near the Strait of Hormuz and a surface-to-air missile site in Bandar Abbas that had targeted U.S. warplanes.
“These were defensive strikes,” one senior U.S. official told reporters, emphasizing that the actions were not intended to end the current ceasefire framework but rather to protect American troops and maritime operations.
Explosions were reported Monday in Bandar Abbas, Sirik, and Jask, all located near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, through which a significant percentage of the world’s oil supply passes each day.
Trump’s remarks also revived debate over one of the Obama administration’s most controversial foreign policy decisions: the 2016 transfer of $1.7 billion in cash and foreign currency to Iran following the implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement.
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