Pakistan to Nominate Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Rabat – Pakistan has formally announced its intention to nominate US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, crediting him with defusing a potentially catastrophic conflict between India and Pakistan.
The move follows a surprise ceasefire in May that abruptly ended four days of fighting between the two nuclear-armed rivals—a development Trump has repeatedly claimed as one of his major foreign policy achievements.
In a statement posted on X, Pakistan's government described Trump's actions as 'great strategic foresight and stellar statesmanship,' attributing the de-escalation to his 'robust diplomatic engagement' with both Islamabad and New Delhi.
The statement hailed Trump's mediation as 'a testament to his role as a genuine peacemaker' committed to resolving global conflicts through dialogue. While Pakistan sees the ceasefire as a result of US diplomatic pressure, India maintains that it was a bilateral military agreement with no outside involvement.
The nomination comes amid growing debate within Pakistan over Trump's broader foreign policy record, particularly his strong support for Israel during its genocide in Gaza and his saber-rattling against Iran. Critics within the country have argued that honoring Trump would undermine Pakistan's long-standing positions on these issues. Nonetheless, some Pakistani analysts view the nomination as a strategic gesture, possibly aimed at influencing Trump's calculations on future military action in the Middle East by pandering to his ego.
Trump, for his part, has responded to the nomination with characteristic self-congratulation—and frustration. Taking to Truth Social, the former president reiterated his belief that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, not only for the India-Pakistan ceasefire but also for what he described as key interventions in conflicts across Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East
'No, I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do,' Trump wrote, listing accomplishments he claims are ignored. 'But the people know, and that's all that matters to me.'
Trump's disappointment also stems from a long-standing – self- imposed– comparison to his predecessor, Barack Obama, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 early in his first term. Trump has repeatedly argued that his foreign policy record far exceeds Obama's, but that politics prevents him from receiving recognition. 'If I were named Obama, I would've had the Nobel Prize given to me in 10 seconds,' he said last year.
In remarks to reporters on Friday, Trump expanded on his grievances, declaring, 'I should have gotten the Nobel Peace Prize four or five times.' He added that the prize is only awarded to liberals and complained that despite multiple nominations over the years, he has yet to be honored.
As he eyes deeper involvement in Israel's war on Iran—under the familiar pretext of preventing nuclear proliferation—Trump, who campaigned as an anti-war candidate, unleashed a $1 billion bombing campaign on Yemen, ordered airstrikes in Somalia, failed to deliver the Gaza ceasefire he loudly promised since returning to office in January 2025. All of this, while simultaneously bankrolling Israel's ongoing genocide.
Yet none of this is likely to hurt his chances of receiving a Nobel Peace Prize as much as his troubling domestic record might. After all, his predecessor—widely embraced as a moral figure by Western liberals—was awarded the same prize for 'extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,' even as he oversaw a global drone assassination program that killed hundreds of civilians across the Global South.
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