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        "msgid": "trump-continues-to-pressure-gulf-nations-to-normalise-relations-with-israel-1779930428",
        "date": "2026-05-28 05:38:46",
        "title": "Trump Continues to Pressure Gulf Nations to Normalise Relations with Israel",
        "author": "Fitriyan Zamzami",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Donald Trump is intensifying pressure on Gulf states to join the Abraham Accords and normalise relations with Israel, despite warnings from former analysts that the move lacks practicality and regional relevance. Officials say his approach is primarily aimed at crafting a 'historic' legacy rather than achieving viable diplomacy, as Saudi leadership grows increasingly wary of escalating regional conflicts.",
        "content": "<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 President Donald Trump continues to pressure Gulf\nnations to normalise relations with Israel. During yesterday\u2019s cabinet\nmeeting, he urged Gulf states to join the Abraham Accords. In today\u2019s\ncabinet meeting, Trump stated he wants to see Saudi Arabia, the United\nArab Emirates, and Qatar join the Abraham Accords to normalise ties with\nIsrael. \u201cI think those countries owe us for this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Danny Citrinowicz, a former Israeli military\nintelligence analyst, \u201cTrump is trying as hard as he can to create a\n\u2018winning image\u2019. If Iran doesn\u2019t deliver, perhaps Gulf nations will,\nallowing him to justify his increasingly problematic approach towards\nTehran,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Citrinowicz added there was \u201calmost no chance\u201d this would happen.\n\u201cBut Washington\u2019s persistence is eroding Riyadh\u2019s trust at a time when\nSaudi leadership is already deeply concerned about new regional\nescalations,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is impractical, regardless of the facts, and disconnected from\nthe actual dynamics of the Middle East, raising serious doubts about\nwhether this administration truly understands the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Joey Hood, former US ambassador to Tunisia, said Trump\u2019s attempt to\nlink US-Iran deals with pushing more Arab nations to normalise ties with\nIsrael under the Abraham Accords is part of his effort to be seen as a\n\u201chistoric\u201d political figure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump is really negotiating with himself. He\u2019s negotiating\nwith his legacy,\u201d Hood told Al Jazeera. \u201cAbove all, he wants to be seen\nas a historic president who changed everything, who could do things\nprevious presidents couldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet rid of nuclear-armed Iran? Of course. But if we can do that, why\nnot normalise diplomatic relations across the Arab world with Israel?\u201d\nhe said, referring to the US president\u2019s thinking.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trump-continues-to-pressure-gulf-nations-to-normalise-relations-with-israel-1779930428",
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