United States President Donald Trump has urged several Muslim-majority countries to join the Abraham Accords as part of a broader effort to reshape regional diplomacy involving Iran. In a recent social media post, he said he had spoken with leaders from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt and Türkiye about normalising ties with Israel.

Notably, Trump referred to Pakistan’s representative as Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir rather than Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. While other countries’ elected leaders were mentioned by their official titles, the omission of Sharif drew attention because Munir, the army chief, is widely regarded as the most influential figure in Pakistan’s power structure.

Munir has previously received public praise from Trump and is seen as having cultivated close access to him during a period when Islamabad has been seeking to repair strained relations with Washington. He has also played a significant role in sensitive diplomacy related to Iran, given Pakistan’s shared border and concerns about regional instability.

Any move by Pakistan to recognise Israel under the Abraham Accords framework would be highly contentious domestically. Islamabad has long maintained that it will not establish ties with Israel until an independent Palestinian state is created, and a shift in that stance could provoke strong political and public opposition.