House Foreign Affairs Committee hosts first-ever forum with Abraham Accords ambassadors

The House Foreign Affairs Committee held its first-ever forum with ambassadors from Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco, convened by Chairman Brian Mast on November 11, 2026. The discussion focused on strengthening regional cooperation and Congress's role in advancing the Abraham Accords. Participants included ambassadors and congressmen, with references to a July 2026 hearing on expanding the accords after the Iran war.

On November 11, 2026, US Representative Brian Mast, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, convened the first-ever congressional forum between HFAC members and ambassadors from the Abraham Accords countries: Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco. The discussion focused on strengthening regional cooperation, addressing challenges, and Congress's role in advancing the next chapter of the accords. Morocco's ambassador Youssef Amrani praised the meeting as a valuable opportunity for dialogue. Congressman Andy Barr called the accords a historic peace deal, while Bill Huizenga expressed gladness to participate. The article notes that Huizenga lost his re-election, while Mast and Barr won. It also references a July 2026 HFAC hearing where former US ambassador Daniel Shapiro called for expanding the accords, noting that Israel deployed Iron Dome systems to the UAE during the war with Iran that began on February 28, 2026. Shapiro recommended reviving normalization talks with Saudi Arabia and advancing the IMEC corridor.