The peace agreement, which the U.S. president said he facilitated, was signed by the two Southeast Asian nations last month.
Thailand has paused a peace agreement with Cambodia, reached just over two weeks prior, that U.S. President Donald Trump asserted he helped negotiate.
Bangkok announced the decision Monday after four Thai soldiers patrolling the Cambodian border were injured by a landmine. Thai authorities allege the mine was recently planted. Reports indicate one soldier lost a foot.
The neighboring Southeast Asian countries signed a peace accord in Malaysia late last month, following a five-day military escalation related to a long-standing colonial-era border dispute. Trump attended the signing and claimed credit for the initiative.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced the suspension of the deal and its planned implementation during a Monday press conference.
“What happened demonstrates hostility towards Thailand and a continued security threat… What we have been pursuing must now be put on hold until clarity is restored,” he stated.
Defense Minister Nattapon Narkphanit, as reported by the Bangkok Post, suggested the mine must have been recently laid because the patrol route was regularly checked.
“This is an act by a Cambodia that does not observe the declaration signed on October 26, 2025,” he reportedly said.
Bangkok has reportedly lodged a formal complaint with Phnom Penh regarding the incident.
Plans to repatriate 18 captured Cambodian soldiers later in the week, the next step in implementing the peace deal, have also been suspended.
Trump has claimed to have ended eight wars since his second term began, including those between Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, Congo and Rwanda, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Pakistan and India, and recently between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
However, New Delhi has denied any outside involvement in its ceasefire with Islamabad, and several other “wars” cited by Trump never escalated into actual combat.
Despite this, the U.S. president has contended that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.
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