Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize over Israel-Iran cease-fire
President Trump was formally nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday for his efforts in securing the Israel-Iran cease-fire.
In a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) recommended Trump for the prestigious prize 'in recognition of his extraordinary and historic role in brokering an end to the armed conflict between Israel and Iran and preventing the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism from obtaining the most lethal weapon on the planet.'
'President Trump's influence was instrumental in forging a swift agreement that many believed to be impossible,' added Carter, who has represented the Peach State's Savannah-based 1st District since 2015.
'His leadership at this moment exemplifies the very ideals that the Nobel Peace Prize seeks to recognize: the pursuit of peace, the prevention of war, and the advancement of international harmony.
'In a region plagued by historical animosity and political volatility, such a breakthrough demands both courage and clarity. President Trump demonstrated both, offering the world a rare glimpse of hope.'
Trump, 79, on Monday evening announced a cease-fire between Iran and Israel — and proposed naming the conflict the '12 Day War' — just two days after ordering an unprecedented US attack on three Iranian nuclear sites in support of Israeli strikes.
Members of national parliaments, university professors, and others can submit nominations for the award, though Trump has made clear he doesn't expect to win it.
'I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do,' Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social after his administration helped broker a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
'I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize for this, I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the War between India and Pakistan, I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the War between Serbia and Kosovo.'
In remarks to reporters, Trump noted the Abraham Accords of 2020, in which his administration brokered diplomatic relations between Israel and four Arab nations.
'I should have gotten it four or five times… They won't give me a Nobel Peace Prize because they only give it to liberals,' he said.
Three sitting presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize, including Republican Teddy Roosevelt in 1906 for brokering a peace deal between Russia and Japan.
The other two commanders-in-chief to win the prize were Democrats Woodrow Wilson (1919) and Barack Obama (2009), with the latter receiving the award fewer than nine months after he took office.
'Among the reasons it gave, the Nobel Committee lauded Obama for his 'extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples'. Emphasis was also given to his support — in word and deed — for the vision of a world free from nuclear weapons,' the peace prize's website says of the award.
Obama's award drew criticism — including from Trump and fellow Republicans — as he presided over expansive US drone warfare, provided arms for bloody extremist-led rebellions in Libya and Syria and supported a $1 trillion plan to rebuild the US nuclear arsenal.
Former President Jimmy Carter was honored in 2002 for 'decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts,' and former Vice President Al Gore scooped the prize in 2007 for popularizing public concern about climate change.
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