With the Gaza ceasefire deal, Trump claims to have helped broker peace in eight wars. Do his assertions hold up? The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on October 10.

As the Norwegian Nobel Committee prepares to announce this year’s winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, one name, one persona hovers over its decision – the United States president, Donald Trump.

Since stepping into office in January, Trump has made it clear that he believes he should win the coveted prize since he has, he claims, ended at least “seven wars”.

On Wednesday, he put himself in the front seat to claim credit for the possible end to an eighth war, after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first stage of a ceasefire deal that is rooted in Trump’s 20-point peace plan, which he had unveiled last week.

This year’s award announcement also comes amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine and conflicts in many other countries.

There are 338 nominees for the prize, and the Nobel Committee — a group of five people selected by the Storting, the Norwegian parliament— picks the winner.

Is Trump qualified to win the prize? Here’s what we know:

Why does Trump say he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York in September, Trump said, “Everyone says I should get the Nobel Peace Prize.”

“I ended seven wars. No president or prime minister has ever done anything close to that,” he added.

Trump noted that the wars he ended include Cambodia and Thailand; Kosovo and Serbia; the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda; Pakistan and India; Israel and Iran; Egypt and Ethiopia; and Armenia and Azerbaijan.

What are Trump’s credentials?

Some of the wars Trump claims to have ended are ones he participated in himself. His role in some other ceasefires is disputed. Still, there are other conflicts where the involved parties do credit him with playing a key role as mediator.

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In September, Trump said he “deserved” to win the prize for the possibility of ending Israel’s two-year-long war on Gaza . While US weapons and the country’s ironclad diplomatic support for Israel have been critical in allowing t