How many wars has Trump claims ended? (AI-generated image)
While addressing the press from the White House on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump once again highlighted his peacemaking skills, claiming that he had brought an end to eight major global conflicts in eight months. “I don’t think any President has stopped one war. I stopped eight wars in eight months,” he said, adding, “Did I get a Nobel Prize? No… But I suspect that next year will be better. But you know what I care about? I saved maybe hundreds and millions of lives.”
Trump’s latest addition to this list of “wars ended” is the two-year-long conflict between Israel and Hamas. The other seven conflicts, according to him, were between Israel and Iran, Pakistan and India, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Thailand and Cambodia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Serbia and Kosovo.
1. Israel and Hamas
Trump has received praise for his role in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which involved the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. However, as per a BBC report, peace in the region remains fragile. Michael O’Hanlon from the Brookings Institution noted that Trump “does deserve credit for being willing to push Israel more than previous US leaders,” but added that achieving a two-state solution would be a far greater challenge.
2. Israel and Iran
The 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran began on 13 June when Israel launched strikes on Iranian targets. Trump said he was informed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the operations. Following swift military actions and diplomatic exchanges, Trump announced online that both nations had agreed to a ceasefire. Despite the truce, experts have cautioned that the situation remains tense, with Iran declaring a “decisive victory” and Israel warning of potential future strikes.
3. Pakistan and India
Hostilities broke out in May following a terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam, leading to four days of airstrikes. Trump then claimed that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE”, crediting “a long night of talks mediated by the United States.”
Pakistan thanked Trump for his “decisive diplomatic intervention” and even recommended him for the Nobel Peace Prize. However, India downplayed US involvement, with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri clarifying that talks “were held directly between India and Pakistan under existing channels established between both militaries.”
4. Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo
After renewed fighting between the two nations due to the M23 rebel group’s advance in eastern DR Congo, Trump’s administration hosted peace talks in Washington. A ceasefire agreement was signed in June 2024, with Trump claiming it would promote trade and stability in the region. The accord reaffirmed the ceasefire that both sides had agreed to earlier that year.
5. Thailand and Cambodia
When fighting erupted along the Thailand-Cambodia border, Trump said he personally intervened. “I am calling the Acting Prime Minister of Thailand, right now, to likewise request a Ceasefire, and END to the War, which is currently raging,” he posted on Truth Social. Within days, both nations agreed to an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire.”
Although Malaysia mediated the peace talks, Trump said he threatened to halt separate negotiations on reducing US tariffs unless the countries stopped fighting, an effective move given their reliance on exports to the US.
6. Armenia and Azerbaijan
The long-standing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh saw a breakthrough when both nations signed a peace deal at the White House on 8 August, 2025. Their leaders even suggested that Trump should receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his role. Analysts credit the Oval Office signing ceremony with adding diplomatic pressure that helped push both sides towards peace.
7. Egypt and Ethiopia
Although there was no direct war between the two countries, tensions had escalated for years over Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, which Egypt feared would affect its Nile water supply. After talks broke down in June, Trump said, “If I were Egypt, I’d want the water in the Nile.” He promised a quick resolution, but no formal deal has yet been reached. According to the report, Ethiopian officials later said Trump’s remarks risked inflaming tensions rather than easing them.
8. Serbia and Kosovo
Trump also took credit for easing tensions between Serbia and Kosovo, two nations with a long history of hostility. “Serbia, Kosovo was going to go at it, going to be a big war. I said you go at it, there’s no trade with the United States. They said, well, maybe we won’t go at it,” Trump said.
Experts, however, point out that the two countries were not actively at war, though they did sign economic normalisation agreements at the White House in 2020 under his mediation.
Trump often refers to the India–Pakistan truce as one of his most significant diplomatic achievements. Recalling the events, he said, “We stopped a lot of these wars using trade. As an example, India and Pakistan were going at it really hard. Seven planes were shot down… Bad things were happening and I was talking to both of them about trade… I said we are not going to do a trade deal unless they stop the war. I got him on the phone and I said, listen, we’re going to put a 200% tariff on your country for any product you sell into the United States unless you stop this war… I spoke to the leaders of both nations. I like them both. But I said that’s the way it is and I get a call the next day, we have decided to de-escalate… We have decided that we will not fight… I love stopping wars.”
