At first blush, the answer to the question in the title is clear from the fact that U.S.-Israel relations are closer than ever, evident from the joint fight against Iran and the reversal of nearly a century of misguided Middle East policy directed by Arabists.

It was the kind of sweeping, last-minute demand that would have torpedoed most diplomatic talks: President Donald Trump insisting this week that in exchange for him ending the war with Iran, several Arab and Muslim countries should sign on to his Abraham Accords to normalize their diplomatic relations with Israel.

The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran. Analysts say the chances of that happening are close to zero.

As negotiations to end the Iran war continued on May 25, Donald Trump made a series of phone calls in which he pressed key leaders from the Middle East to join the Abraham accords. Announced in 2020,

President Trump’s surprise demand for Gulf and Arab countries to normalize ties with Israel as part of Iran peace talks has run into a complicated reality in the Middle East. Pakistan, which has been mediating talks between the U.

Trump demands multiple countries sign diplomatic deal with Israel as part of any Iran peace plan - The president said that countries including Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Egypt would be “honoured” to have Iran join the Abraham Accords too,

U.S.-brokered Israel-UAE alliance shows signs of strain after Netanyahu's claimed secret UAE visit drew a swift denial amid rising Iran tensions.

The Israeli leader routinely hails the close coordination between the US and Israel – between himself and Trump – but at key moments, Trump has boxed him in.

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu share a lot of traits. They are both solipsistic, mendacious, narcissistic, and paranoid megalomaniacs who perceive themselves as victims of a cabal of elites. Now they share something else: They have lost a war together.