U.S. President Donald Trump has been nominated again for the Nobel Peace Prize. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Trump on Monday that he recommended him for the prestigious award, handing the American leader the letter he said he sent the Nobel committee.

Anyone alive and active in organizations or institutions is eligible for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Foundation's statutes determine the valid nomination provisions. In order for a nomination to be considered valid, it must be submitted by January 31 at the latest. Nominations should preferably be made through an online form.

Having awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize to US secretary of state Henry Kissinger and his Vietnamese counterpart Le Duc Tho, the award ceremony’s Swedish hosts ended up greeting neither. Le Duc Tho refused to accept the prize,