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Trump’s ArmeniaCambodia Gaffe Spurs Fresh Review of His ‘Ended Wars’ Claims

New fact checks say his tally overstates results, pointing to contested credit and fragile ceasefires.

Overview

  • At a weekend dinner speech carried by C‑SPAN, the president said he stopped a war between Armenia and Cambodia, a conflict that does not exist.
  • He appears to have conflated the August ArmeniaAzerbaijan agreement signed at the White House with a July CambodiaThailand border ceasefire that involved U.S. calls.
  • Addressing the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, he again claimed to have ended seven wars this year, a tally independent reviews describe as inaccurate or unproven.
  • Analyses highlight unresolved or disputed cases, including IndiaPakistan, and note that the RwandaDRC accord omitted the M23 group as clashes continued in eastern Congo.
  • Foreign backers have pushed Nobel nominations for him, including Cambodia’s prime minister and Pakistan’s government, even as scrutiny intensifies over repeated misstatements.