President Donald Trump is officially in the running for the Nobel Peace Prize after a Republican congressman formally nominated him on Tuesday.
Representative Buddy Carter, a Georgia congressman, wrote to the Norwegian Nobel Committee recommending Trump for the prize “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,” he posted on X.
I just nominated @realDonaldTrump for the Nobel Peace Prize 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.…
— Buddy Carter (@RepBuddyCarter) June 24, 2025
President Trump on Israel and Iran: "We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing." pic.twitter.com/xrztmebALZ
— CSPAN (@cspan) June 24, 2025
On Monday, Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire,” adding that the “12 Day War” should be considered ended.
Early the next day, both Iran and Israel accused the other of breaking the ceasefire, and the agreement appeared fragile. Trump expressed anger with both countries, warning Israel not to drop more bombs and promising that Iran will “never rebuild” its nuclear facilities. The U.S. military carried out strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend.
“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 told reporters outside the White House 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 president said.
After Trump’s comments, the ceasefire appeared to hold Tuesday afternoon, with both Israel and Iran saying they would not break it unless the other does so first.
“President Trump’s influence was instrumental in forging a swift agreement that many believed to be impossible,” Carter wrote in his letter to the Nobel Prize 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.
He said Trump’s leadership in the volatile situation “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 is now headed to the annual NATO summit in the Netherlands, where he plans to pressure European heads of state to increase their defense spending.