Trump Pressure Could Shape 2026 Nobel Peace Choice

Donald Trump is considered an unlikely winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize while the United States is at war with Iran, though experts say his influence may shape the five-member committee’s deliberations. The committee is also weighing the fallout from the 2025 award: laureate María Corina Machado later gave Trump her medal, an episode analysts say could make judges more cautious about choices that might expose a recipient to pressure from the U.S. president. Some experts argue the prize should affirm peace, international law and human rights; Pope Leo, who has criticized Trump’s Iran policy, has been mentioned as a possible candidate. The committee is due to announce the winner on October 9.