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President Donald Trump’s call for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Iran to sign the Abraham Accords is a bold move. It sounds hopeful and even brave. But hope needs a plan, and a plan needs facts. Two of the three countries he named are active sponsors of groups that openly seek Israel’s destruction. Asking them to sign a peace deal is not just optimistic; it might be a test to see who really wants peace and who only pretends to.
A risky invitation: Can Iran and Qatar be trusted?
Asking Iran and Qatar to join the Abraham Accords is like inviting arsonists to a campfire safety meeting. Iran backs Hezbollah and other militant groups and has long been a foe of the United States and Israel. Qatar hosts and bankrolls factions linked to Hamas. That doesn’t make them neighbors ready for handshakes and song. It makes them players with a long record of funding violence and spreading influence where it suits them.
What the Accords were meant to do
The Abraham Accords were supposed to change the map of the Middle East. They were meant to turn old grudges into new trade deals and security pacts. That work is valuable. But success requires partners who want to build, not burn. If a country’s leadership funds terror groups, buys influence in foreign universities, or quietly supports anti-Israel campaigns, a peace treaty is only paper—easy to sign, easy to tear up.
Use the offer as a litmus test, not a surrender
If President Trump really wants more countries to join the accords, he should make the offer a smart test. Let nations show their cards. Will they cut off funding for terror? Will they stop supporting proxies that rain rockets on civilians and undermine regional stability? If the answer is no, then the United States should treat them as adversaries, not partners. That means keeping pressure on regimes that fund extremists and protecting American forces and allies.
We should cheer for peace—and we must push for it—but not at the cost of common sense. The Accords can be a tool to sort friends from foes. If some countries want peace, great. If others want to keep funding terror while smiling in public, we should call them out and act accordingly. In the end, peace is worth pursuing, but only with partners who actually want to make peace.
