By: Global Success Review News Desk
Source: Express Web Desk | Updated: August 1, 2025 | With inputs from Press Trust of India (PTI)
In a bold statement from the White House, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt declared that U.S. President Donald Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his alleged role in brokering peace across multiple international conflict zones, including the long-standing tensions between India and Pakistan.
Speaking during a press briefing in Washington on Thursday, Leavitt listed a series of diplomatic interventions credited to President Trump, which she claims have led to full ceasefires or resolutions in volatile regions. Among the conflicts she named were those between Thailand and Cambodia, Israel and Iran, Serbia and Kosovo, Egypt and Ethiopia, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and notably, India and Pakistan.
“President Trump has now ended conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia, Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India and Pakistan, Serbia and Kosovo, and Egypt and Ethiopia,” Leavitt said. “It’s well past time that President Trump was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”
According to Leavitt, Trump directly communicated with several world leaders, including the acting Prime Minister of Thailand and the Prime Minister of Cambodia, warning that future trade relations with the U.S. would be contingent on peace. “Almost immediately afterwards, peace was brokered,” she added.
The Trump administration has repeatedly highlighted its diplomatic efforts in the India-Pakistan context. In multiple statements and social media posts since May, President Trump has claimed that his administration negotiated a “full and immediate” ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, after what he described as a “long night” of high-level mediation in Washington.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) says,
“President Donald Trump stopped conflicts between India and Pakistan, Cambodia and Thailand, Israel and Iran, Serbia and Kosovo, Rwanda and the Republic of Congo, and Egypt and Ethiopia.”
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Despite these assertions from Washington, the Indian government has publicly refuted any suggestion of third-party intervention in the de-escalation process of Operation Sindoor.
During a session in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made it clear that no foreign government, including the U.S., had a role in the decision to suspend military operations against Pakistan. Jaishankar further clarified that no phone calls took place between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Trump during the operation’s critical period.
“India’s national security decisions are made independently. There was no third-party mediation in the Sindoor de-escalation,” said Jaishankar.
The debate over Trump’s peacekeeping credentials comes as his administration continues to assert global influence through what it terms “business-first diplomacy.” While his supporters point to these conflict resolutions as proof of statesmanship, critics argue that exaggerated claims may overshadow actual diplomatic groundwork carried out by regional actors.
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As the conversation around peace and diplomacy unfolds on the global stage, Trump’s controversial bid for the Nobel Prize is likely to fuel further international debate over the nature and legitimacy of third-party peacemaking.
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Source: Express Web Desk, The Indian Express | Inputs from PTI (Press Trust of India)
Photo Credit: AP / James Brady Press Briefing Room, White House
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