Trump Urges Saudi Arabia To Join Abraham Accords, Says October 7 ‘Would Have Never Happened’ Under His Watch
In a sweeping 50-minute address delivered in Riyadh, US President Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords and sharply criticized President Joe Biden for what he described as a collapse in regional stability, including the October 7 Hamas-led massacre in Israel.
“It is my fervent hope, wish, and even my dream that Saudi Arabia … will soon be joining the Abraham Accords,” President Trump declared, calling it “a tremendous tribute” to the kingdom and framing it as the next step toward a regional “golden age.” He emphasized that this transformation is being led by the region’s own leaders, not by “Western intervention or liberal NGOs.”
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On Israel, President Trump delivered some of the most charged remarks of his speech. “All civilized people must condemn the October 7th atrocities against Israel,” he said, asserting that “October 7 would have never happened if I were president.” He argued that his administration had crippled Iran’s ability to fund terrorism, stating: “They had no money to pay Hamas or anybody else.”
The US president linked the Biden administration’s decision to lift sanctions on Iran to the outbreak of war: “They [Iran] laughed at our leader … including the funding of October 7th—one of the worst days ever in the history of the Middle East.”
President Trump also highlighted his efforts to secure the release of Israeli-American hostages held in Gaza. “We’ve been working tirelessly to bring back all hostages held by Hamas,” he said. “This weekend we successfully negotiated the release of the last American hostage, Edan Alexander—just came out a few hours ago.”
Regarding Gaza, President Trump drew a sharp moral distinction between its population and its leadership: “The people of Gaza deserve a much better future—but that will not occur as long as their leaders choose to kidnap, torture and target innocent men, women and children for political ends.”
