Donald Trump has vowed to step in after fresh Thailand–Cambodia border clashes broke a recent truce, triggering large-scale evacuations
As conflict along the Thailand–Cambodia border intensified once again, US President Donald
Trump said he would personally intervene after a recent truce he co-signed collapsed within weeks. The renewed clashes have forced mass evacuations and drawn urgent calls from Washington for both sides to halt hostilities.
Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania,
Trump referred to the latest outbreak of violence while listing past conflicts he claimed to have halted.
He remarked, “It pains me to say this, but Cambodia and Thailand started today. Tomorrow I have to make a phone call… I’m going to stop a war between two very powerful countries, Thailand and Cambodia, with just one phone call. We are creating peace through strength.”
Washington urges return to truce amid rising pressure
The US pressed for immediate calm on Tuesday, urging Thailand and Cambodia to abide by the peace agreement signed on October 26. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, “We strongly urge the immediate cessation of hostilities, the protection of civilians, and for both sides to return” to the deal.
Trump stated that he would try again to halt the fighting, highlighting his role in securing a ceasefire on July 28 that ended five days of deadly clashes. The current surge in violence marks the most serious breach of the agreement that he presided over.
Although both nations maintain working ties with the US and China, Thailand holds the status of a major non-Nato ally of the US, whereas Cambodia has grown particularly close to China and has granted Beijing access to a naval base in contested South China Sea waters.
Clashes prompt large-scale evacuations
The fighting, which reignited over the weekend, has displaced tens of thousands. The Thai government said on Wednesday that more than 180,000 people have been moved to safer areas since the border conflict resumed. By late Tuesday, 180,125 people had been evacuated from Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket, Surin and Buriram provinces, according to the public relations department.
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