LIST: How Many Wars Has Trump Ended In His Second Term?
on Sep 02, 2025
“No New Wars” Was An Important Campaign Promise For Trump In 2024
Since being sworn in for his second term, President Donald Trump has been swiftly working to fulfill his campaign promise of “no new wars.”
While Trump had promised to see peace achieved in the Russo-Ukrainian War within his first week in office as the 47th president, peace has been a more challenging notion than Trump had initially thought.
Since his inauguration on January 20, President Donald Trump has been working to try to mediate an end to the Russo-Ukrainian War, which he has described as “a bloodbath,” saying that the war is “killing, on average, more than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week.”
Welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin to Alaska on August 15, the meeting was swiftly followed by a meeting at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders on August 18.
However, the meetings Trump held in an effort to mediate peace in the Russo-Ukrainian War have since been overshadowed by the meeting of several officials in China, with Chinese President Xi Jinping hosting Putin, as well as North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America,” wrote Trump on Truth Social on September 2, directing his comments to Xi.
Still, in the time Trump has been in office, his administration has been involved in peace in several other conflicts.
“A lot of wars were stopped that nobody thought would even be possible,” Trump said in the Oval Office on August 25.
Depending on when Trump has been asked, the number of wars he has been involved in ending is typically around six or seven, but has been as high as 10.
Below, take a look at the wars ended during Trump’s term as the 47th president.
India And Pakistan
On May 7, India initiated military strikes against terror-affiliated targets in neighboring Pakistan. This was done as a response to a terror attack perpetrated by Pakistani terrorists in the Indian-administered territory of Jammu & Kashmir, which led to 26 civilians being killed.
Both nations possess nuclear weapons, which only heightened the necessity of the conflict being resolved.
Contemporary strife between India and Pakistan can be traced back many decades, with much of it originating over a dispute brought on by the 1947 partition of British India.
In this partition, facilitated by Great Britain, Hindu-majority India was separated from Muslim-majority Pakistan, with the regions of Kashmir and Jammu left to determine with whom they would ally themselves.
Wars have broken out in the past between the two nations, such as the first and second Kashmir Wars in 1947 and 1965, and the Indo-Pakistani War in 1971.
On May 10, the fourth day of the armed territorial dispute between these two nuclear power nations, the United States helped arrange a ceasefire.
The government of Pakistan nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in negotiating the ceasefire.
Here’s a look back at Trump urging the two nations to stop the conflict, adding that he would help:
Iran And Israel
Dubbed the Twelve-Day War by Trump, this war ended with a ceasefire on June 24, as urged by President Trump.
This was brought on by Israel, which conducted Operation Rising Lion — a surprise attack against Iran — on June 13.
Iran retaliated, resulting in days of back and forth rocket attacks between the Islamic republic and the Jewish state.
On June 21, the United States dropped bunker buster bombs on three nuclear enrichment sites in Iran, in an operation called Operation Midnight Hammer.
Following the bombing by the United States, tensions remained high, but simmered down after Trump called for Israel to not drop further bombs on Iranian sites.
A ceasefire was maintained for a period of time that was negotiated with the help of the United States, and the war ended on June 24.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in ending the Twelve-Day War.
Revisit Trump’s remarks following the United States’ bombing of Iran, here:
The Congo And Rwanda
War between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda has been raging in the region for several decades, with the First Congo War beginning in 1996.
The most recent conflict between the two nations began on March 27, 2022, when Rwandan forces entered the Congo to assist militant members of the Rwandan-backed rebel group of the March 23 Movement.
Over 600,000 people were displaced by the fighting.
On June 27, the DRC and Rwanda signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement in the White House, concluding nearly three decades of conflict.
“Today, the violence and destruction comes to an end, and the entire region begins a new chapter of hope and harmony, prosperity, and peace,” said Trump before the nations’ leaders signed a peace agreement. “It’s the biggest war on the planet since World War II. It’s a shame, but we’re going to bring it to an end.”
Armenia And Azerbaijan
Meeting in the White House on August 8, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliyev, signed an agreement to conclude four decades of conflict that largely concerned the disputed region of Karabakh.
“For more than 35 years, Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought a bitter conflict that resulted in tremendous suffering for both nations,” Trump explained on August 8. “With this accord, we’ve finally succeeded in making peace.”
Starting on February 20, 1988, this conflict centered on the Nagorno-Karabakh region, seeing several wars break out.
Even before the conflict, Azerbaijan has historically denied the Armenian genocide, which saw an estimated 600,000 to 1 million Armenian people killed.
Cambodia And Thailand
A territorial dispute between the two nations led to an armed conflict, beginning on May 28.
An unconditional ceasefire was agreed to on July 28, as brokered by the United States.
Trump had been on the phone with the leaders of the two nations the day before the ceasefire.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the conflict.
However, conflict between the two nations has continued.
Kosovo And Serbia
On June 27, Trump said he had learned that Serbia was preparing to go to war with Kosovo, but the move ended as Serbia hoped to maintain trade with the United States.
Kosovo agrees with this account, but it was not backed up by Serbia.
This falls into the territory of “pre-wars,” which Trump has touted as part of his foreign policy push for “no new wars.”
In 2008, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia, a move which Serbia does not officially recognize.
During Trump’s first term, Serbia and Kosovo’s leaders signed a document at the White House to normalize relations.
Take a look back at that moment, here:
Egypt And Ethiopia
The conflict never came to violence, but Egypt and Ethiopia were at odds regarding the future of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
This dam, which has been in the works for many years, is of concern to Egypt and Sudan, which are both downstream from Ethiopia along the Blue Nile River.
The water in the Blue Nile River, which is a tributary of the Nile, originates in Ethiopia.
Trump shared some insight on this conflict and others on Truth Social on June 15:
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