Pakistan Rejects Trump’s Israel Push | Abraham Accords Triggers Crisis | Vantage on Firstpost | 4K

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]Does Pakistan truly want peace in West Asia? Can it play peacemaker without putting the actual work? I asked these questions because peace mediator Pakistan is facing a very real reality check. US President Donald Trump has thrown a new condition into the Iran peace process. Trump says any deal with Iran must also include Muslim majority countries normalizing ties with Israel.

[00:00:29]He wants countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Pakistan to recognize Israel and sign on to the Abraham Accords. There's just one problem though. Pakistan has said no. And before I go any further, what are the Abraham Accords? It is a set of agreements brokered under Trump back in 2020. It is to govern the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and the countries that have historically been hostile to it. The UA and Bahin are already part of it. And while the airords were welcomed in diplomatic circles as a step towards a more peaceful West Asia, they remain unpopular among the public in many parts of the region. Not least because they do not address the Israeli Palestinian conflict. But Trump has presented the idea as part of the historic grand bargain for West Asia.

[00:01:23]In a post on social media, he said countries involved in the Iran talks should simultaneously sign on to the Abraham Accords. And he made it clear that countries refusing to do so may not deserve to be part of the deal at all.

[00:01:37]Classic Trump. Either sign the deal or else. But the idea is highly unlikely to succeed because many countries in the region still do not want normalization with Israel without movement on the Palestinian question.

[00:01:53]Even Saudi Arabia has repeatedly said any deal must include a clear path to Palestinian state. And then there's Pakistan, the country that has spent months trying to market itself as a great diplomatic mediator. A country that hosted talks, posed for pictures, and desperately wanted credit for peace efforts. Only there was one small problem. Peace never actually happened.

[00:02:20]Quick question. If Pakistan really had so much diplomatic leverage, why are the key decisions still being taken in Washington, DHA and Riyad?

[00:02:31]Pakistan would rather you not ask those questions. You see, the same Pakistan that wanted the title of mediator has run straight into the real test of diplomacy.

[00:02:42]Pakistan's defense minister, Kuaja Aviv, has publicly rejected Trump's push. He said joining the Abraham Accords would clash with Pakistan's fundamental ideologies.

[00:02:53]When asked during an interview on Pakistan Samar TV, this is what he had to say.

[00:02:58]>> Personally, I do not think we should join any such accord that clashes with our fundamental ideologies. How could Pakistan sit down with those people whose word cannot be trusted even for a single day? We have a very clear stance that this is not acceptable to us.

[00:03:18]He also repeated Pakistan's position that it will not recognize Israel without a Palestinian state based on pre967 borders. And yes, Islamabad still does not even allow travel to Israel on a Pakistani passport. So this is not some minor policy difference. This has been a position of the Pakistani state which is exactly why Trump's demand has created a sort of a nightmare for Islamabad because Pakistan wants to keep everyone happy at the same time. It wants to keep Washington, Beijing, the Gulf, Iran and its own religious establishment back home happy. But this time its delusions of its own diplomatic competence are clashing with reality once again.

[00:04:02]After all, can Pakistan really claim to be a stabilizing force when its own global reputation is that of a security risk, a terror safe haven? But I digress. If Pakistan does agree to Trump's demand, it risks massive domestic and religious blowback.

[00:04:20]But if it refuses, it risks annoying the very people in the United States that it has been trying so hard to impress.

[00:04:29]Pakistan's position on Israel issue has been consistent for decades. Pakistan has never recognized Israel. Last year, Field Marshall Assimil's White House visit had sparked speculation of a possible shift in that position. But Pakistan's foreign minister is later publicly declared that there was no change in policy. Then again in January this year after Pakistan joined Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza, its foreign office had to issue yet another clarification saying participating in the peace talks did not mean joining the Abraham Accords. And that is a real dilemma for Islamabad today. For years, Pakistan has projected itself as a major player in the Muslim world. A country that wants relevance, visibility, of course, photo ops, the status of a serious player in geopolitics. But for perhaps the first time in this crisis, it is being asked to take a clear position with consequences.

[00:05:25]And suddenly the optics are no longer enough because the pressure this time is public. It is direct and coming from the US president himself which creates another problem for Islamabad. Several Gulf states that Pakistan depends on financially are themselves moving closer to Israel under US pressure.

[00:05:47]Pakistan now risk looking out of step even with parts of the Arab world it relies on for economic support. So can Moner and company keep playing both sides?

[00:05:58]How long can a country keep asking the world to treat it like a peace broker when its own record is full of lies and terrorism?

[00:06:06]Because wanting the title of diplomat is easy. The hard part is actually putting in the work. As always, Pakistan wants the spotlight, just not the heat that comes with standing under it.

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