Trump says he has ‘no idea’ if Iran war will impact chances at Nobel Peace Prize

WorldPolitics
13 Mar 2026 • 5:22 AM MYT
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  • Donald Trump stated he is no longer interested in a Nobel Prize, despite openly campaigning for one throughout much of his second term.
  • He expressed uncertainty about how the ongoing Iran war would impact his future chances of receiving the award.
  • A Pentagon probe reportedly found a U.S. missile struck an Iranian elementary school, killing approximately 175 people, mostly children, though Trump claims he is unaware of those alleged findings.
  • Trump had previously claimed to have stopped at least eight wars, but fact-checks indicated many of these claims were inaccurate, exaggerated, or premature.
  • Whatever Trump’s present interest in the Nobel is, there are few doubts that his administration has scrambled global relations with an oftentimes aggressive and unilateral approach.

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