Netanyahu Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

The Israeli prime minister presented the U.S. president with a letter of nomination at their first meeting after the U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) hands a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump as they meet in the Blue Room of the White House on July 7, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 7 presented U.S. President Donald Trump with a letter nominating the president for the Nobel Peace Prize during a meeting at the White House.

Netanyahu was at the White House for talks with Trump on the Middle East situation, including efforts to achieve peace with Iran and secure a cease-fire deal to end the war in the Gaza Strip.