Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) has nominated President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for the president’s role in brokering this week’s ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel.
Carter said he wrote a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Tuesday to “formally nominate” Trump for the coveted prize “in recognition of his extraordinary and historic role in brokering an end to the armed conflict between Israel and Iran.”
It is unclear if the ceasefire will hold, and Trump berated both sides Tuesday morning before leaving for a NATO summit in Europe.
“We basically — we have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f‑‑‑ they’re doing,” he told reporters at the White House.
Carter’s letter, which comes three days after Trump bombed multiple sites in Iran, also touted the president’s role in “preventing the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism from obtaining the most lethal weapon on the planet,” referring to Iran’s efforts to get a nuclear weapon.
“President Trump’s influence was instrumental in forging a swift agreement that many believed to be impossible,” Carter wrote in his letter. “President Trump also took bold, decisive actions to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions and ensure that the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism remains incapable of acquiring a nuclear weapon.”
Trump announced on Monday evening the ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel. The two countries have been engaged in open conflict since June 13, when Israel launched its first airstrikes targeting Iran’s top military officials and nuclear scientists.
On Saturday, the U.S. got involved, with Trump ordering U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, which he declared to be “totally obliterated.” He advised Iran against retaliatory action, warning of the potential for future U.S. strikes if Iran missteps.
Iran launched a limited strike on a U.S. air base in Qatar, resulting in no casualties.
Shortly thereafter, Trump announced the U.S.-brokered agreement, which appears to remain in effect despite some early uncertainty.
“In recent weeks, the world stood on the precipice of a dangerous and potentially region-destabilizing war. Yet in the face of this crisis, President Trump took bold action to ultimately champion peace through strength and facilitate a ceasefire framework that brought hostilities to a halt,” Carter wrote in the letter.
Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times in the past but has never won the coveted prize.
Pakistan on Saturday announced it was nominating Trump for a Nobel Prize for the president’s “decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan crisis.”
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) in March said he nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing the president’s efforts in the Middle East.
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) said in January 2024 that she nominated Trump for his role in brokering the historic Abraham Accords during his first term.
