The White House took a bold step this week, stating that ex-President Donald Trump has successfully negotiated peace agreements or ceasefires among some of the globe’s most unpredictable adversaries and is long over due a Nobel Peace Prize.
During a press briefing on Tuesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt presented an awe-inspiring list of diplomatic achievements purportedly negotiated by Trump:
- Thailand and Cambodia
- Israel and Iran
- Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo
- India and Pakistan
- Serbia and Kosovo
- Egypt and Ethiopia
President Trump has now resolved battles between Thailand and Cambodia, Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, India and Pakistan, Serbia and Kosovo, and Egypt and Ethiopia,” Leavitt said. “He has negotiated, on average, roughly one peace agreement or ceasefire per month. It’s long overdue that President Trump receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
The statement, delivered in full self-confidence, unleashed a wave of responses from the celebratory to the skeptical.
Global Peace Claim
If true, the claim would rank as one of the most aggressive and active peace-brokering efforts by any modern US leader. For many years, Trump has claimed to be a global dealmaker. His post-presidency diplomacy hasn’t always been a front-page headline.
Recent rumors of back-channel negotiations and unofficial summits include rumors in recent months. There were reports in April of a stealthy ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand along contested border areas. There was reported progress in India-Pakistan negotiations on demilitarizing Kashmir in May, unconfirmed sources said.
But perhaps the most sensational assertion was the report of Trump-mediated peace between Israel and Iran two countries with no relations and bitter decades of hatred.
“No one has come closer to settling that war,” Leavitt continued. “But President Trump has again and again demonstrated that he’s the one leader who can get enemies to the negotiating table.”
Demand the Nobel
Demands that Trump be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize are not new. Throughout his presidency, the 2020 Abraham Accords between Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain generated similar calls from allies.
Now that there is an increasing number of reported peace initiatives, his allies claim the case is better than ever.
“He brought peace where others provided rhetoric,” Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) said. “That is the type of legacy the Nobel Peace Prize was created to commemorate.”
#WATCH | White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says, “… President Trump has now ended conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia, Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, India and Pakistan, Serbia and Kosovo, and Egypt and Ethiopia. He has brokered, on… https://t.co/wBQnQfTDGM pic.twitter.com/gvzlofTgvG
— ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2025
Doubts and Silence
But critics point out that the allegations are unverified. Neither the UN, NATO, nor foreign ministries in the cited countries have made official peace agreement announcements coinciding with Leavitt’s schedule.
“It’s a very impressive list if it actually exists,” said former US Ambassador Sarah Reynolds. “But to date, we haven’t had actual treaties, multilateral statements, or oversight institutions verifying these supposedly concluded deals.”
The Nobel Committee has been unavailable for comment on the latest White House campaign.
