Trump’s Cuba gambit: Leverage to corner Iran and moderate Sunni camp

President Donald Trump has delivered the clearest signal yet: no Iran deal unless the remaining moderate Sunni Camp members finally join the Abraham Accords.

This linkage marks a sharp departure from past U.S. diplomacy, which rewarded regional partners’ inaction. These governments have long demanded American protection while refusing to normalize relations with the U.S.’s biggest regional ally. As hostages of the ayatollah’s regime, they seek reopened shipping lanes, release of the $12 billion in frozen Iranian funds from Qatar, and relief from Tehran’s missile threats — yet contribute nothing in return.