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Trump calls on several countries to normalize relations with Israel — Axios

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US President Donald Trump reportedly urged several Middle Eastern leaders and Pakistan to normalize relations with Israel via the Abraham Accords during a conference call. The report, citing Axios, notes that some participants were surprised by the request and mentions the roles of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in future discussions.

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“During a Saturday conference call with the leaders of several Middle Eastern countries and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump called on them to join the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel if Washington and Tehran reach a peace deal”
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Two independent web search results confirm that President Trump held a conference call with leaders of Arab and Muslim countries (including Pakistan) and requested they join the Abraham Accords if a deal to end the Iran war/conflict is reached.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump Mobile is an American mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) owned by T1 Mobile that uses a licensed brand from The Trump Organization. It was founded on June 16, 2025, by Donald Trump Jr. and E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Mobile
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“during a conference call on May 23 with the leaders of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, Trump expressed hope that after the end of the Iran conflict, countries that are not party to the Abraham Accords or do not have a peace treaty with Israel would normalize their relations with Tel Aviv”
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Multiple sources confirm the conference call involving the specific list of countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, UAE, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
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web search NEUTRAL — a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union and military alliance comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Cooperation_Council
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... ... official told Fox News that Saudi Arabia Qatar the UAE Egypt Jordan Turkey and Pakistan will be joining the call more updates to follow.
https://www.facebook.com/TreyYingst/posts/update-president-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 hours ago ... President Trump orchestrated simultaneous discussions with leaders from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYvij2kiqI6/
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“Representatives of Qatar, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, which do not have diplomatic relations with Israel, were surprised by the White House incumbent's request”
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Web search results explicitly state that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Pakistan do not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel and were surprised by the request. This is further supported by the Gov.il list showing 'No' for Saudi Arabia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (born 31 August 1985), also known as MbS, is the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, formally serving as Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He is the heir apparen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Salman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia are either Pakistani people who live in Saudi Arabia after having been born elsewhere, or are Saudi Arabian-born but have Pakistani roots. By Pakistani roots, this could mea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanis_in_Saudi_Arabia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) is a security and defence pact between the countries of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Under this agreement, both countries have committed to treating any act…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Mutual_Defence_Agree…
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“The American leader noted that special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and entrepreneur Jared Kushner would address the issue of normalizing relations between these countries and Israel in the coming weeks”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm that Steve Witkoff is the US special envoy to the Middle East (since 2025) and Jared Kushner was a key broker of the original Accords, with current reports linking them to the ongoing normalization efforts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American businessman, investor, and government official. Through his marriage to Ivanka Trump, he is the son-in-law of the 45th and 47th president of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Kushner
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steven Charles Witkoff (born March 15, 1957) is an American real estate developer, investor, former attorney, and founder of the Witkoff Group. Since 2025, Witkoff has served as the United States spec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Witkoff
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“in a post on the social media platform Truth Social, the US president suggested that Iran might wish to join the Abraham Accords in the future”
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While evidence confirms Trump's use of Truth Social and his current presidency, none of the provided search results specifically quote or describe a post suggesting Iran might join the Abraham Accords.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_religion
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in May 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Tru…
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“The Abraham Accords were reached between Israel and several Arab countries with US mediation in 2020-2021”
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Wikipedia and the Middle East Institute confirm the Abraham Accords were mediated by the US and signed between Israel and several Arab states starting in September 2020.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 17, 2025 ... The first agreements were signed on September 15, 2020, between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Israel and Bahrain. Israel and Sudan ...
https://mei.edu/backgrounder/abraham-accords/
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web search NEUTRAL — We, the undersigned, recognize the importance of maintaining and strengthening peace in the Middle East and around the world based on mutual understanding and ...
https://www.state.gov/the-abraham-accords
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 25, 2025 ... The agreements led to peace agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco soon thereafter. Israel also initiated ...
https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/04/the-abraham-a…
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“In 2020, Bahrain, Morocco, and the UAE normalized relations with Israel”
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Confirmed by Al Jazeera, Wikipedia, and the Middle East Institute that the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco normalized relations in 2020.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 17, 2025 ... In December 2020, Israel and Morocco established official diplomatic ties. Kazakhstan formally joined the grouping on November 6, 2025, although ...
https://mei.edu/backgrounder/abraham-accords/
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web search NEUTRAL — The UAE and Bahrain became the first Arab countries to formally recognize Israel since Jordan in 1994. In the months that followed, Sudan and Morocco also ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Accords
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 15, 2025 ... On the fifth anniversary of the UAE, Bahrain, and Israel normalizing relations, American, Bahraini, Emirati, Israeli, and Moroccan authors ...
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/is…
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“In 2021, Sudan announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with Israel”
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Multiple sources confirm Sudan announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with Israel, with one source specifying the announcement date as October 23, 2020, though the process continued into 2021.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2021, Sudan announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with Israel. Before these agreements, Israel had diplomatic relations only with Egypt and Jordan among the Arab states.
https://tass.com/world/2135885
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web search NEUTRAL — On 23 October 2020, Israel and Sudan announced the establishment of formal bilateral ties for the first time, making Sudan the sixth Arab country, after Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco, t…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/sudan-coup-israel-burhan-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel established diplomatic relations with Malawi in July 1964,[1] immediately following that country achieving independence from the United Kingdom. Malawi was one of only three Sub-Saharan African…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Israel
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“Before these agreements, Israel had diplomatic relations only with Egypt and Jordan among the Arab states”
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TASS and other web results confirm that prior to the Abraham Accords, Egypt and Jordan were the only Arab states with diplomatic relations with Israel.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Prior to the Abraham Accords, Israel only had diplomatic relations with Egypt, established in 1979, and Jordan, established in 1994, among the Arab states.
https://tass.com/world/2135845
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