President Donald Trump began his work week on 23/6 with televised anger, accusing Iran and Israel of disrespecting the ceasefire he brokered. But by 27/6, he emerged triumphant, answering questions for over an hour in a press conference, focused on listing his accomplishments of the past week.

"We had a great week, a lot of wins over the last few days," the president said with a beaming smile at the White House, celebrating the results he has achieved both domestically and internationally. "It's been a week of wins."

President Trump during a press conference at the White House on 27/6. Photo: AP

President Trump during a press conference at the White House on 27/6. Photo: AP

The 'unbelievable' airstrike and the Iran-Israel ceasefire

The success of the US airstrike on Iranian nuclear facilities on 21/6 was followed just three days later by President Trump's announcement of a "full and comprehensive" ceasefire to end what he called the "12-day war" between Israel and Iran.

Things started off rocky. Shortly before the announcement, Iran launched ballistic missiles at a US airbase in Qatar, raising fears of a wider conflict across the Persian Gulf.

Even after the ceasefire took effect, the situation remained tenuous. Both sides were quickly accused of continuing to attack each other, drawing the president's ire both on television and social media.

As the president admitted, he "had a very difficult time" persuading Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt further attacks on Iran.

But the ceasefire held, leading the president to proudly declare that he had made the right gamble in ordering the "unbelievable" bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities.

This quickly became strong evidence that he was an excellent "peacemaker," and a much-needed victory as the president has so far failed to end conflicts in Gaza or Ukraine as he had promised, experts say.

NATO's commitment

US President Donald Trump (left) and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit on 25/6. Photo: AFP

US President Donald Trump (left) and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit on 25/6. Photo: AFP

On 24/6, President Trump traveled to the Netherlands for the NATO summit. Before his plane landed, he received a message from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, praising him for the strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. He was so proud of this message that he immediately shared it on social media.

This NATO summit was considered a major foreign policy victory for Trump, as member states made efforts to appease him, from shortening the meeting to just one day, to making commitments that met the US president's demands.

During the US president's whirlwind trip, NATO members agreed to spend 5% of GDP on defense by 2035, satisfying what Trump had repeatedly called for publicly.

This is the largest increase in NATO defense spending since the Cold War and is considered a challenging target. But almost no controversial questions were raised with Trump about how alliance members would meet the increase in defense spending from 2% to 5% of GDP, which contributed to the president's good mood.

Later, in a joint press conference, President Trump was again praised by the NATO Secretary General as the "father" who had mediated the conflict between Israel and Iran.

The president showed that he was very pleased with the NATO leader's metaphor. "I think he really likes me. Otherwise... I'd turn around and give him a hard time," the president joked at the weekend press conference at the White House, referring to the NATO Secretary General. "He did it with sincerity."

Shortly after, the White House posted a series of videos capturing President Trump with a confident and proud expression, along with the caption: "Dad's home."

'Big win' at the Supreme Court

President Trump's winning streak continued with more good news when the Supreme Court issued a ruling that could curb judges' power to block his nationwide decrees.

The ruling stemmed from a lawsuit regarding President Trump's ability to end birthright citizenship for the children of some immigrant families, but it has broader implications.

Lower courts will now have a harder time challenging President Trump's domestic agenda through what Attorney General Pam Bondi described as "perpetual injunctions."

Previously, any federal judge had the power to issue a nationwide injunction against presidential decrees or executive actions they deemed unlawful. But after the Supreme Court ruling, that injunction is only effective in specific cases.

At the press conference, the president hailed the ruling as a "huge victory for the US constitution, devolution, and the rule of law."

The ruling could help the president continue to implement some policies that have been hampered by injunctions from federal judges, including freezing funding for "sanctuary cities" that have hampered his mass deportation campaign, suspending the refugee resettlement program and preventing tax dollars from being used to fund gender reassignment surgeries.

"This is a huge win, we've had huge wins, but this is a huge win today," he said.

Peace agreement in Africa

President Trump speaks as he witnesses the signing of a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in the Oval Office of the White House on 27/6. Photo: AP

President Trump speaks as he witnesses the signing of a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in the Oval Office of the White House on 27/6. Photo: AP

On the afternoon of 27/6, President Trump met with the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, who earlier that day signed a peace agreement to end decades of fighting between the two neighboring countries in Africa.

Details of the document are scarce, and previous peace agreements in the region have mostly failed, but that didn't stop the US president from describing it as a "historic victory."

"Today, violence and destruction have come to an end. The entire region is beginning a new chapter of hope and opportunity," he said.

The agreement also helps the US government and companies access important mineral resources in Africa.

"I brought them together and got a deal," the president said. "Not only that, but we get a lot of mineral rights out of Congo."

The agreement is expected to help bolster Trump's image as a "peacemaker," which could motivate the US president to seek to end more complex conflicts, especially the Russia-Ukraine war.

However, President Trump's week wasn't all "wins and roses."

His biggest legislative priority, the mega-budget bill called "One Big Beautiful Act," has encountered some obstacles in Congress.

The president has repeatedly urged lawmakers to bring the bill to his desk to be signed into law before Independence Day on 4/7. But earlier last week, Senate Clerk Elizabeth MacDonough said some provisions in the bill violated Senate rules, putting them at risk of being removed from the document.

This means the document will have to be revised and returned to the House for consideration. With the opposition of at least two Republican senators, the bill may not be passed before the 4/7 deadline as Trump had hoped.

"This is part of the process, it's part of the workings of the US Senate," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. "But the president is adamant that he wants to see that bill on his desk at the White House before Independence Day."

And while Trump hailed the ceasefires in Iran as important victories, the president has yet to deliver on two of his biggest promises: ending the fighting in Gaza and Ukraine.

"We're working on that," Trump said of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine at the 27/6 press conference, but made no mention of Gaza.

On the other hand, the complete cessation of US involvement in Iran is not guaranteed. At the press conference, a BBC reporter asked the US president if he would consider striking Iran again if he believed they were restarting their nuclear program.

"Sure, there's no question about it, absolutely," he replied.

Vu Hoang (NPR, BBC, AP, Reuters)