Trump Issues Chilling New Ultimatum To Iran As Peace Talks Continue

President Donald Trump called Tuesday for Iran and several key Middle Eastern nations to join the Abraham Accords, arguing that a broader regional peace framework could transform the Middle East into one of the most powerful and prosperous regions in the world.

The Abraham Accords, first negotiated during Trump’s first term, reshaped Middle East diplomacy by bringing Israel and several Arab nations into historic normalization agreements. Now, as President Trump’s administration works through a tense and fragile diplomatic process involving Iran, he is pushing for an even broader regional alignment.

During Tuesday’s episode of “America’s Newsroom” on Fox News, co-host Bill Hemmer opened the program by reporting that Trump said negotiations with Iran were “proceeding nicely.”

After details from Trump’s phone call with Middle Eastern leaders reportedly leaked, the president used Truth Social to speak directly to the public about the status of the talks.

At first, Trump sounded optimistic about the direction of negotiations. But his message quickly made clear that any agreement would come with firm conditions, including a demand for regional leaders to embrace the Abraham Accords.

Trump opened with a direct warning 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.

The president then said the United States had invested major effort into assembling a highly complex diplomatic framework and argued that participating countries should be required to join the Abraham Accords at the same time.

“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.

President Trump said he was also waiting for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan to join the agreement.

While he acknowledged that “one or two have a reason for not doing so,” Trump made clear that he would not accept most of those nations refusing to take part.

The president specifically pointed to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, saying both countries should sign immediately and show leadership at a critical moment for the region.

“The Middle East would be United, Powerful, and Economically Strong, like perhaps no other area, anywhere in the World,” he concluded.

Trump then directed his administration to begin the process of bringing those countries into the existing Abraham Accords framework.

“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.

The president’s remarks come as his administration maintains a hardline posture toward Iran while also pursuing a broader regional diplomatic settlement. Trump has repeatedly argued that peace through strength, not weakness or appeasement, is the only language Tehran understands.

On Monday, President Trump sharply criticized former President Barack Obama while defending his administration’s approach to Iran. He accused Obama-era policies of empowering Tehran through failed diplomacy and large cash payments that, in Trump’s view, strengthened the regime.

“Don’t forget the one who funded Iran and caused this war to happen. Obama!” Trump said while discussing rising tensions in the Middle East.

Trump also contrasted his foreign policy strategy with those of Obama and former President Joe Biden, arguing that previous administrations projected weakness while Iran expanded its influence and aggression.

The president’s comments came the same day the U.S. military confirmed 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 reportedly 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 operation targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps assets, including two vessels allegedly 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 operation was meant to protect American troops and maritime activity rather than collapse the current ceasefire framework.

Explosions were reported Monday in Bandar Abbas, Sirik, and Jask, all located near the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil transit chokepoints.

Trump’s remarks also renewed scrutiny of 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 after the implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement.

For conservatives, the contrast is clear. President Trump is attempting to rebuild regional stability by expanding the Abraham Accords, confronting Iranian aggression, and demanding that Middle Eastern powers choose peace, strength, and economic cooperation over endless conflict.

Whether Iran and the other nations will agree remains uncertain. But Trump’s message was unmistakable: any deal must be broad, enforceable, and built on strength rather than another failed exercise in appeasement.