Trending:Iran unrestIce protestsUS strike in SyriaBMC electionsAustralian openAR Rahman on ChhaavaWill countries have to pay $1 billion to join Trump-backed peace board?FP News Desk • January 18, 2026, 11:09:43 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitterA report says a draft charter for Trump’s proposed peace board includes a $1 billion membership fee, a claim the White House denies as misleadingAdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleChoose Firstpost on GoogleThe White House called the report "misleading" and said there is no minimum membership fee to join the "Board of Peace". A draft charter suggested that countries may be required to pay $1 billion to secure a place on a proposed peace board backed by President Donald Trump, cited Bloomberg News. The report, published on Saturday, said the plan outlines financial terms and leadership roles for the new body. According to the draft charter, each member state would serve a term of up to three years, with any renewal requiring the chairman’s approval, the report said. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD“Each Member State shall serve a term of no more than three years from this Charter’s entry into force, subject to renewal by the Chairman. The three-year membership term shall not apply to Member States that contribute more than USD $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of the Charter’s entry into force,” the draft says, according to the outlet. More from World This Week in Explainers: Why the anti-Khamenei uprising is Iran’s most powerful yet Trump, ‘president of peace’, ordered 573 US military strikes in one year — Biden 494 in 4 yearsAccording to the report, President Trump would serve as the inaugural chairman of the peace board.
