US Senator Lindsey Graham said Saudi Arabia and other countries would face “severe repercussions” if they did not join the Abraham Accords with Israel in the event of an agreement between Tehran and Washington.
In a post on X, Graham said: “If in fact as a result of these negotiations to end the Iranian conflict, our Arab and Muslim allies in the region agreed to join the Abraham Accords, it would make this agreement one of the most consequential in the history of the Middle East.”
The Republican senator said that Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Pakistan joining the accords “would be beyond transformative for the region and world,” describing it as a “brilliant move” by US President Donald Trump.
Addressing Saudi Arabia and others, Graham said: “Now is the time to be bold for the future of a new Middle East.” He added: “I expect, as President Trump has suggested, you will in fact join the Abraham Accords effectively ending the Arab-Israeli conflict.”
Warning US allies in the region, the senator said: “If you refuse to go down this path as suggested by President Trump, it will have severe repercussions for our future relationships and make this peace proposal unacceptable. Further, it would be seen by history as a major miscalculation.”
He concluded by urging President Donald Trump to remain committed to reaching what he described as a good agreement with Iran, and to insist that Saudi Arabia and other countries join the Abraham Accords as part of the negotiations. Graham also described the proposal as “brilliant”.
