The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump’s Call to Expand Abraham Accords NYT | Top Stories By: Vivian Nereim, Isabel Kershner and Elian Peltier 28 May 2026 at 17:31 The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran. Analysts say the chances of that happening are close to zero. © Doug Mills/The New York TimesPresident Trump with leaders from Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington in 2020.