Netanyahu nominates Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize during White House visit
Washington, D.C.: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, calling the honor “well-deserved” during a high-profile meeting at the White House on Monday.
Netanyahu handed over the official nomination letter to Trump during their bilateral meeting in the Blue Room. Speaking to reporters, the Israeli leader said that both countries were working together to find nations that would help offer Palestinians a better future.
Trump, who has frequently touted himself as a global peacemaker and expressed his desire to win the prestigious award, said the nomination came as a surprise. “Coming from you, this is very meaningful,” Trump told Netanyahu.
The meeting marks the third encounter between the two leaders this year. However, the visit comes amid growing international criticism of Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza, now in its 21st month, and pressure to include hostage release in any potential ceasefire agreement.
The backdrop of the war in Gaza and the humanitarian toll it has taken, including over 600 killings near aid sites, according to UN records, continues to cast a shadow over diplomatic events.
Trump is expected to host a private dinner with Netanyahu later this week, even as families of Israeli hostages urge both sides to prioritize their release as part of any peace deal.
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
