Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s point person on the Middle East, has expressed optimism about efforts to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham Accords and suggested that Lebanon and Syria could also move toward normalization with Israel.

Speaking at an American Jewish Committee event in Washington, Witkoff highlighted what he described as “profound changes” in the region, pointing to recent setbacks faced by forces in Lebanon and Syria linked to Iran’s clerical regime.

“Lebanon, by the way, could actually mobilize and come into the Abraham Peace Accords, as could potentially Syria,” he said.

The Abraham Accords, brokered during Trump’s first term, established diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab states, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan. While Saudi Arabia has yet to formally join the agreements, the Biden administration has been engaged in efforts to bring Riyadh into the fold.