ADVERTISEMENT"We have the greatest leaders in the world joining the Board of Peace," Trump told reporters earlier this week. "I think it has the chance to be the most consequential board ever assembled of any kind." US Congressman questions tariff policyThe board was initiated as part of Trump's 20-point peace plan to end the conflict in Gaza. Trump earlier this week said he hoped the board would push the UN to "get on the ball." Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the UN, also pushed back on skeptical allies, saying the board is "not talking, it is doing."

Source: The Telegraph February 19, 2026 17:11 UTC