WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Saturday, June 21st, Pakistan's government announced that it has formally nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his "decisive diplomatic intervention" following a spike in violence between India and Pakistan earlier in the year.
The Pakistan government praised Trump for leveraging his "pivotal leadership" in May, when several days of cross-border strikes marked the worst regional fighting between the two nuclear-armed nations since 1971, killing dozens and stroking fears of a wider war, MSN reported.
On May 8th, Islamabad and New Delhi agreed to a U.S-brokered truce as one final burst of strikes ripped through parts of the long-disputed Kashmir region — land that both countries claim full sovereignty. "At a moment of heightened regional turbulence, President Trump demonstrated great strategic foresight and stellar statesmanship through robust diplomatic engagement with both Islamabad and New Delhi," Pakistan's government said in a statement.
The U.S. president helped in "averting a broader conflict between the two nuclear states that would have had catastrophic consequences for millions of people in the region and beyond," the statement added." This intervention stands as a testament to his role as a genuine peacemaker and his commitment to conflict resolution through dialogue."
Indian and Pakistani officials gave contradictory accounts of how the agreement on a truce was reached. Islamabad glorified the involvement of the White House, and New Delhi downplayed their participation, saying the ceasefire was a victory and that the neighbors "directly" collaborated on the truce.
On Friday, June 20th, Trump announced that he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had secured a "wonderful" treaty between Rwanda and Congo, Fox News reported.
"I am very happy to report that I have arranged, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a wonderful Treaty between the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of Rwanda, in their War, which was known for violent bloodshed and death, more so even than most other Wars, and has gone on for decades," Trump wrote in a Truth Social announcement.
One day after recommending Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, the Pakistani government "condemned" the United States for its attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, according to NDTV. "We are gravely concerned at the possible further escalation of tensions in the region," Pakistan's foreign ministry said in a statement.
The statement came a few hours after the United States bombed three key nuclear sites in Iran, officially joining Israel's war against the country. Pakistan, which shares a 900-kilometer border with Iran, also reiterated that these attacks violate "all norms of international law and that Iran has the legitimate right to defend itself under the UN Charter."
"The unprecedented escalation of tension and violence, owing to ongoing aggression against Iran, is deeply disturbing. Any further escalation of tensions will have severely damaging implications for the region and beyond," the statement added.
On Sunday, June 22nd, in a televised address, Trump said the American planes "completed a very successful attack" on three Iranian nuclear sites — Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. "Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. The strikes were a spectacular military success," Trump said.
He said that Iran must now make peace. "If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier," Trump said. "There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days. But, if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill. Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes."
Governments, other institutions and certain individuals can nominate any living person or active organization for the Nobel Peace Prize with the winner being decided each year by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
