President Donald Trump has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for helping develop a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) wrote a nomination letter to Norwegian Nobel Committee, the Daily Mail reported.
Carter, in a post on X, said the president deserves the honor “in recognition of his historic role in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Iran and preventing the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism from obtaining the most lethal weapon on the planet.”
The U.S. executed strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday.
Trump announced Monday that the two sides consented to a “complete and total ceasefire.” Then, on Tuesday, each country accused the other of violating the ceasefire.
“I think they both violated it. I’m not sure they did it intentionally. They couldn’t rein people back. I don’t like the fact that Israel went out this morning at all, and I’m going to see if I can stop it,” Trump said Tuesday morning. “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f*** they’re doing.”
The two sides appeared to return to the ceasefire and would not violate it unless the other side does first.
Trump’s part in bringing together the ceasefire warrants him getting the Nobel Peace Prize.
“President Trump’s influence was instrumental in forging a swift agreement that many believed to be impossible,” Carter wrote in the letter to the committee.
“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,” the congressman wrote.
Carter said the leadership Trump showed “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. For these reasons, I respectfully submit this nomination for Donald J. Trump, 47th President of the United States, to be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize,” Carter wrote.
Trump has previously been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, but has not won. Anyone who meets the requirements — including members of national governments — can submit a nomination, per USA Today
