Israeli Envoy Predicts Possible New Abraham Accords Member Within Six Months

Israel’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Yossi Shelley, said Tuesday that another country, potentially Kuwait, could join the Abraham Accords within four to six months. He made the remarks during an interview with KAN Reshet Bet.

Several months earlier, US President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that negotiations with Iran were “moving along nicely,” while emphasizing that the options, in his view, were “a big deal for everyone, or no deal at all.”

Trump warned that failure to reach an agreement would mean returning “to the battlefield and to shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before,” adding that “nobody wants that.”

Trump urges countries to expand Abraham Accords

Trump also discussed talks he held Saturday with Middle Eastern and Muslim leaders, including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ), Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Pakistan’s military chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

He stated that “after the great work the United States has invested in formulating the agreement, the countries involved should sign the Abraham Accords simultaneously.”

According to Trump, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain should participate in the agreements.

Trump acknowledged that the UAE and Bahrain are already signatories to the accords and said one or two countries might ultimately decide against joining. Nevertheless, he maintained that most should be “ready, willing and able” to transform the agreement with Iran into a broader historic development.

Shelley rejects reports of Emirati warnings before October 7

Shelley also responded to reports claiming that MBZ had warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the October 7 massacre, rejecting those allegations.

“I was there during those days. I do not remember any warning or any discussion about it,” Shelley told KAN Reshet Bet.

When questioned about the significance of the reports, he reiterated his position: “In my opinion, it passed as if it never happened. I can say something: I was also there during those days. I do not remember any warning or discussion about it. But who am I, the small person who sat in several cabinets? I never heard of this thing, not in March, not in April, not in May, and not in June,” he said.

“I think any statement by the Emiratis in this area would have disrupted the issue for both sides. They said what they said, and I think that whoever reads between the lines understands what happened. So it is hard to interpret what isn’t explicit. The most important thing is that we are on the rise. I see it in our relations, I see it in the visits, some of which are reported and some of which are not, because naturally our region is quite sensitive,” he added.

Marking six years since the UAE joined the Abraham Accords, Shelley reflected on the changing relationship between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi, saying bilateral ties continue to strengthen.

“We are experiencing dramatic growth, and the bottom line is that we are true partners at the moment of truth. In the end, in the money time, who do you say will be the person you pick up the phone to and they will give you help?” he said.