US President Donald Trump on Friday cast himself at the centre of yet another historic diplomatic breakthrough, claiming credit for brokering peace not just between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but also citing past interventions in the India-Pakistan conflict.

In a landmark ceremony at the White House, Trump oversaw the signing of a peace accord between Armenia and Azerbaijan, ending decades of hostilities over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The move drew effusive praise from both Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who jointly announced plans to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

“From the leaders of countries that were at war for three decades, having these historic signatures here means a lot,” Aliyev declared. “Who, if not President Trump, deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?”

Trump, basking in the moment, drew parallels between this agreement and his earlier claims of defusing tensions between India and Pakistan. “They were going at it big — a nuclear conflict, probably,” he said. “Great leaders came together just before a tremendous conflict, and we helped make that happen.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the President’s assertions, crediting Trump with preventing conflicts across the globe — from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to Thailand and Cambodia.

Trump framed the Armenia-Azerbaijan pact as part of his sweeping diplomatic legacy. “When I came in, the whole world was on fire,” he said. “We took care of just about every fire. We’ve saved countless lives.”

The newly signed accord aims to bolster regional stability, open trade corridors, and usher in what Trump called “a lasting peace.” It marks one of the most significant US-brokered deals in the region since the late 1980s, when the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute first erupted.

This is not the first time Trump has touted himself as the mediator who eased tensions between India and Pakistan — a claim New Delhi continues to reject. But with two longtime rivals now pledging to jointly recommend his name for the Nobel, Trump’s self-styled role as a “global peacemaker” is firmly back in the spotlight.