Pakistan Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, Condemns US Strikes on Iran

Pakistan formally nominated President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, citing his “decisive diplomatic intervention” in escalating violence between India and Pakistan earlier this year.

The Details: The Government of Pakistan made the announcement via X at 4:30 p.m. ET on Friday. Shortly thereafter, around 6 p.m. ET, President Trump wrote on Truth Social that he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had negotiated “a wonderful Treaty between the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of Rwanda, in their War.” Trump wrote in the post, “I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do,” referencing conflicts that included India-Pakistan, Serbia-Kosovo, and Russia-Ukraine, but that “the people know, and that’s all that matters to me!”

For Context: Two days prior to Pakistan’s remarks, Trump hosted Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, in the White House, a move Reuters (Center bias) said “risked worsening a disagreement with India over” Trump’s role in bringing peace. At the time, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said “talks for ceasing military action happened directly between India and Pakistan through existing military channels, and on the insistence of Pakistan.” Pakistan’s nomination came a day before the US struck three nuclear sites in Iran, which Pakistan has since said it condemns.

How The Media Covered It: Fox News (Right) framed its coverage through Trump’s ostensible success in negotiating a treaty between Congo and Rwanda but did not mention Iran. Newsweek (Center) highlighted in its headline that Pakistan’s nomination came as Trump was threatening Iran withthe use of deadly force. CNN (Lean Left) included significant context on the situation in Iran.

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