Overview
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally nominated President Donald Trump for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on July 7 in recognition of his Middle East diplomacy.
- Trump brokered a ceasefire in June between Israel and Iran that averted a broader regional war and has since advocated for an extended Israel-Hamas truce.
- He previously helped forge the 2020 Abraham Accords and has pursued de-escalation efforts in India-Pakistan tensions and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
- Observers note parallels to earlier U.S. laureates such as Theodore Roosevelt and Barack Obama in assessing Trump’s candidacy.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee has not yet decided and both supporters and critics are weighing his record against the prize’s criteria.