Iran mediators should join Abraham Accords: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Monday said negotiations with Iran to end the war were progressing “nicely”, but officials pointed out that a final decision may take some time due to the complex communication networks Tehran deploys to consult with its supreme leader.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump also said that countries involved in the peace talks with Iran should sign on to the Abraham Accords, which deal with establishing diplomatic, economic and security ties between Israel and Arab nations. He said it would be an honour to have Iran as a signatory to the Accords. “...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.
Among the negotiators, the UAE and Bahrain are already members of the Accords, and Trump expects Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt and Jordan to sign up. According to US officials, Mojtaba is operating from an undisclosed location with little access to the outside world and is only reached by a labyrinth of couriers. When the US sends proposed details, it takes time for officials in Tehran to reach the supreme leader, delaying a possible response.
A senior administration official on Sunday said the supreme leader had agreed to the contours of the current draft agreement, and Trump posted on Truth Social that he anticipated final word in the next few days.
US media reports said most Iranian leaders don't see daylight, spending weeks inside highly fortified bunkers and avoiding speaking to each other unless necessary. By design, even officials at the highest levels of the Iranian Government don't know where Khamenei is and have no way to contact him directly.
