Jay Block, a State Senator from New Mexico, said that the Trump administration's foreign efforts have led to peace deals spanning from Africa to the Middle East while attributing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to Vladimir Putin. The statement was made on X.
"The Trump administration has done an incredible job brokering peace around the world from Africa to Asia to the Middle East," said Jay C Block, New Mexico State Senator from 12th District (R). "The war in Ukraine remains a thorn because Putin is a complete asshole who can't be trusted. Evil, murderer, war criminal."
According to Reuters, U.S. diplomatic efforts since 2017 have increasingly focused on brokering peace across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East by leveraging high-level envoys, regional partners, and economic incentives. Notable breakthroughs include the Abraham Accords normalizing Israel–UAE ties, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Gaza ceasefire push in 2024, and the U.S.-brokered peace agreement between Rwanda and DR Congo signed in Washington in June 2025. These efforts reflect a broader U.S. strategy combining security and economic diplomacy to resolve regional tensions.
During the Trump presidency, U.S. initiatives resulted in multiple ceasefire agreements, including a 60-day Gaza truce announced in July 2025 and a separate Israel–Iran ceasefire in June 2025. Reuters reports that the Gaza deal was brokered through U.S. channels with Egyptian and Qatari mediation, while the Israel–Iran truce was finalized "after the deal initially faltered" but was ultimately implemented.
A comparative review shows a distinct increase in U.S.-facilitated conflict resolutions during Trump's second term: outside of the 2020 Abraham Accords, little major diplomatic action occurred before June 2025 when at least three agreements were achieved—including a Gaza ceasefire, Israel–Iran truce, and the DR Congo–Rwanda deal. Prior to 2017 there was typically only one major conflict resolution every several years, highlighting a sharp uptick during Trump-backed negotiations in mid-2025.
Jay C. Block is a physician and Republican representing New Mexico Senate District 12 since January 2025. He served over 20 years in the U.S. Air Force as a nuclear weapons officer and Afghanistan combat veteran, retiring in 2016 as a lieutenant colonel according to his official Senate biography. In the legislature he sits on Health & Public Affairs, Rules, and Military & Veterans' Affairs committees.
