Since the start of his second term, US President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to be recognised on the world stage with the Nobel Peace Prize.
From repeated posts on his social platform to the recent "out of the blue" phone call to Norway's Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg inquiring about a nomination, Trump has been vocal about what he sees as his contributions to global peace.
His use of terms like "ceasefire" about international negotiations underscores a recurring theme in his rhetoric: a quest for acknowledgement that, so far, remains unfulfilled.
In June, Trump took to Truth Social, saying: "No, I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do, including Russia/Ukraine, and Israel/Iran, whatever those outcomes may be, but the people know, and that's all that matters to me!"
In a recent development, Trump, speaking at the White House on August 18, responded to pressure from European leaders to advocate for a ceasefire by declaring, "I've ended six wars… all of these deals I made without even the mention of the word 'ceasefire'."
Just a day later, that number had grown; Trump now claimed to have ended "seven wars."
The Trump administration says a Nobel Peace Prize is "well past time" for the "peacemaker-in-chief", and has listed the "wars" he has supposedly ended, and many countries have rallied around Trump's bid for a Nobel Peace Prize, including Pakistan, Israel, Cambodia, Rwanda, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Some lasted just days - although they were the result of long-standing tensions - and it is unclear whether some of the other peace deals will last.
BBC Verify has taken a closer look at these conflicts and how much credit the "Peacemaker-in-chief" can take for ending them.
Israel and Iran
The latest 12-day conflict began when Israel hit targets in Iran on 13 June.
Trump confirmed that he had been informed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the strikes.
On 22 June, the US carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, a move widely seen as bringing the conflict towards a swift close.
The next day, Trump posted: "Officially, Iran will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 12th Hour, Israel will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World."
After hostilities ended, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insisted his country had secured a "decisive victory" and did not mention a ceasefire.
Israel has since suggested it could strike Iran again to counter new threats.
"There is no agreement on a permanent peace or on how to monitor Iran's nuclear programme going forward," Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution think tank, told BBC.
"So what we have is more of a de facto ceasefire than an end to war, but I'd give him some credit, as the weakening of Iran by Israel - with US help - has been strategically significant."
Pakistan and India
Tensions between these two nuclear-armed countries have existed for decades, but in May, hostilities broke out following an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir.
After four days of strikes, Trump posted that India and Pakistan had agreed to a "FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE".
He said this was the result of "a long night of talks mediated by the United States".
Pakistan thanked Trump and later recommended him for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his "decisive diplomatic intervention".
India, however, played down talk of US involvement: "The talks regarding cessation of military action were held directly between India and Pakistan under the existing channels established between both militaries," Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said.
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Long-standing hostilities between these two countries flared up after the M23 rebel group seized mineral-rich territory in eastern DR Congo earlier in the year.
Trump positioned himself as a pivotal peacemaker when he brokered a US-mediated peace agreement between Rwanda and the DR Congo.
This accord, signed at the White House on June 27, 2025, aimed to end decades of fierce conflict marked by rebel insurgency and mineral-driven violence.
The text called for "respect for the ceasefire" agreed between Rwanda and DRC in August 2024.
Since the latest deal, both sides have accused each other of violating the ceasefire, and the M23 rebels, which the UK and US have linked to Rwanda, have threatened to walk away from peace talks.
"There's still fighting between Congo and Rwanda - so that ceasefire has never really held," Margaret MacMillan, a professor of history who taught at the University of Oxford, told the BBC.
Thailand and Cambodia
A deadly border clash between Thailand and Cambodia in late July escalated into artillery fire, airstrikes, and mass evacuations, resulting in dozens of deaths and displacement before an "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire was agreed.
On 26 July, Trump posted on Truth Social saying: "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."
A couple of days later, the two countries agreed to an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" after less than a week of fighting at the border.
Malaysia held the peace talks, but President Trump threatened to stop separate negotiations on reducing US tariffs unless Thailand and Cambodia stopped fighting.
Both are heavily dependent on exports to the US.
On 7 August, Thailand and Cambodia reached an agreement aimed at reducing tensions along their shared border.
Armenia and Azerbaijan
The leaders of both countries said Trump should receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in securing a peace deal, which was announced at the White House on 8 August.
"I think he gets good credit here - the Oval Office signing ceremony may have pushed the parties to peace," says O'Hanlon.
In March, the two governments had said they were ready to end their nearly 40-year conflict, which relates to the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The most recent, serious outbreak of fighting was in September 2023 when Azerbaijan seized the enclave, where many ethnic Armenians live.
Egypt and Ethiopia
There was no actual "war" for the president to end in this case, but long-standing tensions have existed over a dam on the River Nile between Egypt and Ethiopia for over a decade.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which was completed earlier this summer, has raised concerns in Egypt over potential impacts on its vital water supply.
After 12 years of stalled negotiations, Egypt's foreign minister announced on June 29 that talks with Ethiopia had broken down.
Trump commented on the issue, saying, "If I were Egypt, I'd want the water in the Nile," and pledged that the US would resolve the dispute "very quickly".
While Egypt welcomed Trump's remarks, Ethiopian officials warned that such comments could escalate tensions.
To date, no formal agreement has been reached between the two countries.
Serbia and Kosovo
Serbia and Kosovo, both countries, have long been in dispute, a legacy of the Balkan wars of the 1990s, with tensions rising in recent years.
On 27 June, Trump claimed to have prevented an outbreak of hostilities between them, saying: "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."
"Serbia and Kosovo haven't been fighting or firing at each other, so it's not a war to end," Prof MacMillan told the BBC.
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