Trump declared favorite to win Nobel Peace Prize despite starting the Iran war, bookmaker claims

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump declared favorite to win Nobel Peace Prize despite starting the Iran war, bookmaker claimsThe president’s war with Iran began more than two months agoKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Friday 01 May 2026 02:47 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968546","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/nobel-peace-prize-trump-iran-war-b2968546.html","title":"Trump declared favorite to win Nobel Prize despite starting Iran war, bookmaker says"}}CloseRelated: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says U.S. military should win Nobel Peace Prize every yearSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":fal...