October 15, 2025 - President Trump has claimed that he has "ended 8 wars in just 8 months" in a social media post with the title "the president of peace". His latest addition to his list of wars "ended" is the two-year conflict between Israel and Hamas.

February 19, 2026 - Israel and Hamas - The Trump administration helped broker a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel after a two-year war killed tens of thousands of people, mostly Palestinian. The U.S. and other Peace Board members have donated $10 billion and $7 billion to rebuilding efforts, respectively. Trump's eight wars figure also refers to two conflicts mostly based in his first term, the White House previously told USA TODAY.

December 5, 2025 - Donald Trump says he has ended eight wars since he took office in January 2025. But the US has only been involved in 6 peace agreements or ceasefires.

January 9, 2026 - Trump says he has ended a growing list of conflicts. But in some of them, his role remains contested, and violence has resurged. ... The house of Anwar Sheikh is seen on May 15 following cross-border shelling in Banda, India. (Saumya Khandelwal/For The Washington Post) ... The Trump administration will provide $45 million in assistance to Cambodia and Thailand, a senior U.S. State Department official announced Friday, nearly two weeks after the Southeast Asian countries signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fighting along their shared border that left dozens of soldiers and civilians dead and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

February 25, 2026 - Israel and Hamas - The Trump administration helped broker a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel after a two-year war killed tens of thousands of people, mostly Palestinian. The U.S. and other Peace Board members have donated $10 billion and $7 billion to rebuilding efforts, respectively. Trump's eight wars figure also refers to two conflicts mostly based in his first term, the White House previously told USA TODAY.

September 3, 2025 - A White House official provided ... Israel and Iran, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Thailand and Cambodia, India and Pakistan, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Serbia and Kosovo...

October 16, 2025 - During a press conference, President Donald Trump claimed he ended eight global conflicts in eight months, including the recent Israel-Hamas conflict. He asserted that he brokered peace through various diplomatic efforts, receiving mixed responses ...

December 9, 2025 - The conflict in Central Africa is one of the eight that Trump says he has “solved” since entering office, a claim he often repeats, casting himself, including in an address in September to the U.N.

January 20, 2026 - Israel and Hamas - The Trump administration helped broker a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel after a two-year war killed tens of thousands of people, mostly Palestinian. The U.S. on Jan. 14 launched the second part of Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza, which will focus on the demilitarization, governance and reconstruction of the enclave. Trump's eight wars figure also refers to two conflicts mostly based in his first term, the White House previously told USA TODAY.

October 10, 2025 - Israel and Iran: Trump bombed Iran during the 12-day war in June, but later brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran to end the conflict.

December 5, 2025 - Donald Trump says he has ended eight wars since he took office in January 2025. But the US has only been involved in 6 peace agreements or ceasefires.

On June 23, Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran following 12 days of conflict after the American forces joined Israel in bombing Tehran’s nuclear sites. Meanwhile, tensions have flared between the US and Iran as Trump has warned of military action as he pressures the Iranian leadership to make a deal on Tehran’s nuclear program. ... The Trump administration helped negotiate a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, ending a two-year-long war in Gaza.

November 26, 2025 - The White House and Trump have repeatedly stated he “ended” six, later seven and then eight wars, with his own video titled “I’ve solved six wars in six months,” and multiple Truth Social and public remarks expanding the list [6] [5]. News outlets reconstructed the list from White House confirmations and Trump’s statements; Axios and Sky News summarize the same set of conflicts the administration pointed to when tallying his peace claims [2] [5].

February 24, 2026 - US President Donald Trump has declared he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, attributing the honour to his involvement in eight international conflicts since assuming office last January.

December 29, 2025 - U.S. President Donald Trump continues to claim he has ended eight wars this year, but that is exaggerated.

June 2, 2026 - U.S. President Donald Trump has asserted that his diplomatic interventions since returning to office have helped resolve or de-escalate eight major international conflicts.

April 26, 2026 - President Donald Trump credits himself with resolving nine conflicts—after saying repeatedly he’s solved the eight “wars” listed below—and while he has clearly tried to improve relations in most of these situations, there’s no evidence he’s been able to bring a lasting peace to any of them.