The United Arab Emirates condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack targeting the premises of Israel’s Consulate General in Istanbul. It expressed its “permanent rejection of all forms of violence, extremism, and terrorism aimed at undermining security and stability, in contravention of international law.”

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought together the ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon for the first major high-level negotiations between the two governments since 1993. The United States expressed its hope that the talks would bring about a comprehensive peace deal and noted that the negotiations “have the potential to unlock significant reconstruction assistance and economic recovery for Lebanon and expand investment opportunities for both countries.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Argentine President Javier Milei announced the launch of the “Isaac Accords,” a new strategic framework explicitly inspired by President Trump’s Abraham Accords. The framework aims at “strengthening cooperation between Argentina, Israel, and other like-minded nations in South, Central, and North America, the descendants of the Patriarch Isaac and nations founded on the Judeo-Christian tradition, countries that share common values of defending freedom, democracy, and the struggle against terrorism, antisemitism, and drug trafficking.” 

President Isaac Herzog hosted Israel’s annual Independence Day reception for the diplomatic corps, with representatives of Abraham Accords states among the participants. In his remarks, Herzog highlighted emerging regional alliances, welcomed the developing direct Israel–Lebanon discussions, and called for additional countries to join the Abraham Accords. 

Israel approved the appointment of Michael Lotem as its first ambassador to Somaliland, institutionalizing the diplomatic relationship established after Israel’s December 2025 recognition of Somaliland. Both Somaliland and Israel have portrayed the establishment of formal diplomatic relations as reflecting the spirit of the Abraham Accords, and Somaliland has expressed its desire to formally join the Accords.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog paid an official visit to Kazakhstan, accompanied by a delegation of government, business, and innovation leaders. The visit followed Kazakhstan’s November 2025 decision to join the Abraham Accords. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev explicitly tied the visit to the Accords, declaring that accession symbolized Kazakhstan’s intention to contribute to normalization between Israel and Middle Eastern countries. The leaders discussed expanding cooperation in trade, investment, AI, cyber, tourism, air travel, and additional fields. Tokayev also proposed that an official Abraham Accords accession ceremony be held in Astana.

The U.S. Department of State submitted to Congress a formal strategy for expanding the Abraham Accords, identifying both geographic and policy avenues for growth. The strategy called for widening the Accords beyond their original Middle Eastern core, including through further outreach in Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, while continuing efforts to achieve normalization between Israel and additional Arab states, particularly Saudi Arabia. It also emphasized deepening the practical benefits of normalization through regional economic integration and connectivity, highlighting initiatives including the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), the Trans-Caspian Trade Route/Middle Corridor, and the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP). Taken together, the strategy presented the Abraham Accords not simply as bilateral normalization agreements, but as a broader U.S.-backed framework linking diplomatic ties with regional trade, infrastructure, and economic cooperation.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee publicly confirmed that Israel had deployed an Iron Dome air defense system and Israeli personnel to the UAE to help defend the country from Iranian attacks. The deployment marked the first time Israel had sent an Iron Dome battery to another country and the first operational use of the system outside Israel and the United States. According to Israeli officials, the system intercepted dozens of Iranian missiles aimed at the UAE.

During Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UAE, Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed welcomed the operationalization of the India-UAE Virtual Trade Corridor using the MAITRI digital interface. The MAITRI system connects customs and port authorities in both countries to facilitate cargo movement and reduce trade costs and transit times. This system is seen as a key element of the envisioned India-Middle East-Europe Corridor, and as a potential model for other countries along the IMEC route.

Israel’s Transport Ministry Director General Moshe Ben-Zaken met in Abu Dhabi with AD Ports Group CEO Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi and Etihad Rail CEO Shadi Malak, together with professional teams from Israel’s Ministry of Transport, Shipping and Ports Authority, and Israel Railways. Their discussions focused on accelerating strategic transportation and logistics cooperation and advancing IMEC. In addition, Ben-Zaken and his Emirati counterparts discussed cooperation on smart ports, digitization, advanced supply-chain management, coordination of regional rail infrastructure, and the potential integration of Israeli technologies into regional railway projects.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, during which the leaders elevated bilateral ties to a Special Strategic Relationship, included a strong emphasis on advancing IMEC. Their Joint Statement declared that the sides “reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), recognizing its transformational potential in reshaping and promoting global trade, connectivity and prosperity…they encouraged the first IMEC Ministerial meeting to take concrete steps for advancing this initiative in 2026.”  

The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence advanced the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027. The bill included provisions addressing regional security and intelligence coordination involving Israel and Abraham Accords countries, including in the fields of counterterrorism, cybersecurity, air and missile defense, geospatial intelligence, and maritime security threats.

President Trump publicly called on Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan to join the Abraham Accords collectively. In a lengthy Truth Social post he wrote: “it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords. Those Countries discussed are Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates (already a Member!), Qatar, Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain (already a Member!)…The Abraham Accords have proven to be, for the Countries involved (The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, and Kazakhstan), a Financial, Economic, and Social BOOM, even during this time of Conflict and War…The reason for this is that the Abraham Accords have been great for them, and will be even better for everybody, and bring true Power, Strength, and Peace to the Middle East for the first time in 5,000 years…It should start with the immediate signing by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and everybody else should follow suit. If they don’t, they should not be part of this Deal in that it shows bad intention…Therefore, I am mandatorily requesting that all Countries immediately sign the Abraham Accords…The Middle East would be United, Powerful, and Economically Strong, like perhaps no other area, anywhere in the World!”

Israel’s Ministry of Transport presented a national master plan for international trade and the IMEC/“Peace Railways” vision. The plan placed Israel as a central hub within future trade corridors linking Asia, the Gulf, the Mediterranean, and Europe, and set out a government framework for strengthening the country’s ports, land links, and logistics connectivity to the broader region.

The bipartisan co-chairs of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus, Senators Jacky Rosen, Joni Ernst, Cory Booker, and James Lankford, introduced the Optimizing Acquisition Strategies for Integrated Security (OASIS) in the Middle East Act, which would require the Department of Defense to develop a coordinated defense acquisition strategy with Israel, Abraham Accords partners, and other U.S. allies in the Middle East. The legislation aims to ensure that the United States and regional partners have sufficient air- and missile-defense resources, and built on earlier Caucus initiatives, including the DEFEND Act on regional air and missile defense and the MARITIME Act addressing Iranian maritime threats. On June 12, Senator Rosen announced that the OASIS provision had been incorporated into the Senate Armed Services Committee’s FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act. 

Representative Craig Goldman (R-Texas), joined by a bipartisan group of more than 20 House members, introduced H.R. 9147, the Abraham Accords Expansion Act of 2026. The bill would expand the statutory duties of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Abraham Accords, Negev Forum, and Related Normalization Agreements by explicitly adding Central Asia and the Caucasus to the regions in which the envoy should pursue normalization efforts. It identifies Kazakhstan’s accession to the Accords as a model for further regional expansion, and defines Central Asia as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan and the Caucasus as Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Committee announced the expansion of the country’s international route network to include a new direct SCAT Airlines route between Shymkent and Tel Aviv, scheduled to begin on June 9. The enhanced connectivity followed Kazakhstan’s decision to join the Abraham Accords, which led to several high-level Israeli delegations visiting the country.

An Israeli delegation led by the Jerusalem Interfaith Center and comprising more than 30 interfaith leaders and organizations visited the UAE. The delegation participated in the Third International Dialogue of Civilizations and Tolerance Conference in Abu Dhabi, met with senior Emirati officials, religious leaders, educators, and civil society representatives, and presented a joint Jewish-Muslim declaration promoting regional stability, moderation, and tolerance.

Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi made his first official visit to Israel since Israel’s recognition of Somaliland. He met Prime Minister Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials and led a large delegation that participated in a Foreign Ministry-supported business forum. Abdullahi publicly invited Israeli investment and cooperation in agriculture, water management, renewable energy, health, technology, and other civilian sectors. 

Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-California), joined by a bipartisan group of cosponsors, introduced H.R. 9322, the House version of the Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Act of 2026. The legislation was the companion to S. 4219, introduced in the Senate on March 26 by Senators Ted Budd and Joni Ernst. The bill would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a U.S.–Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Initiative aimed at deterring Iran and its proxies and strengthening long-term regional military cooperation, including on counter-drone capabilities, air defense, intelligence, special operations, and joint air and naval exercises.

The “Abraham in Tech” platform was inaugurated at VivaTech 2026 in Paris. Initiated by ELNET, the platform brought together startups, investors, researchers, corporations, institutions, and public sector figures from Abraham Accords countries. The pavilion featured 24 startups (15 Israeli, six Emirati, and three Moroccan) and organized demonstrations, investor sessions, business-to-business matchmaking, and institutional exchanges in fields including AI, health, agriculture, energy, water, and climate. The organizers explained that the platform was inspired by the spirit of the Abraham Accords and was built on the conviction that “today’s greatest challenges transcend borders and require greater cooperation, innovation, and knowledge sharing in the service of peace and prosperity.”

The United States, Israel, and Lebanon signed a formal Trilateral Framework. The text states that Israel and Lebanon affirm “the right of each state to exist in peace” and their mutual desire to live securely as neighboring sovereign states. Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted that the signing of the Trilateral Framework “marks another major milestone in President Trump’s effort to bring lasting peace and stability to the region.”