Overview

• Pakistan formally submitted Trump’s nomination for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on June 21, crediting him with brokering the May 10 ceasefire in Kashmir
• Islamabad’s statement praised Trump’s “robust diplomatic engagement” in both Islamabad and New Delhi as decisive in de-escalating the border clashes
• India’s government has officially rejected any third-party mediation, insisting the truce was agreed directly between its military and Pakistan’s forces
• The crisis reignited in late April after a terror attack in Indian-administered Kashmir killed 26 tourists and sparked reciprocal airstrikes
• Trump has claimed he averted a potential nuclear confrontation and expressed frustration at being overlooked for Nobel recognition as the committee prepares its October 10 announcement