Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Trump announced the truce just days after the US conducted unprecedented airstrikes on Iran's Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan nuclear facilities. According to the US president, the sites have been 'completely and totally obliterated.' Tehran has denied that its facilities were destroyed, while flatly ruling out giving up its peaceful nuclear program.
Israel and Iran exchanged missile strikes shortly after Trump announced the tentative armistice on Tuesday afternoon. The US president resorted to obscenities while tearing into both sides for violating the ceasefire, saying 'they do not know what the f**k they are doing.' Israel has since backed down from further attacks, according to media reports.
In a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Republican congressman Earl 'Buddy' Carter nominated the US president for his 'extraordinary and historic' role in brokering the ceasefire between West Jerusalem and Tehran.
'President Trump's influence was instrumental in forging a swift agreement that many believed to be impossible,' the congressman wrote in the letter, according to a copy posted by Trump on Truth Social on Tuesday.
'Trump also took bold, decisive actions to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions,' Carter claimed. The US president's leadership currently 'exemplifies' the ideals of the Nobel Peace Prize, he concluded.
Pakistan also formally nominated Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize last week, citing his contribution to brokering an end to the Asian country's conflict with India, which flared up after a deadly terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in April. New Delhi has denied that it accepted any outside mediation.
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