When President Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, the Middle East looked far different from how it did only months ago. A region that was awash in conflict and risk seems to be ripe for diplomacy.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday night that he's nominating President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.The honor was "well-deserved," Netanyahu told Trump.Why It MattersTrump has long called himself a master peacemaker and made clear his desire for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump Monday marks his third time at the White House since January. Unlike the previous two episodes, there’s no public events on the schedule – leaving the two leaders’ highly consequential Middle East discussion entirely private.