Thailand and Cambodia are disputing whether their ceasefire is holding, the morning after they agreed to stop fighting in a deal reached in Malaysia under U.S. pressure.

President Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Thailand said on Tuesday he would tell Bangkok if confirmed in the post that conflicts like Thailand's recent border skirmish with Cambodia do nothing to help the Thai people or the country's alliance with Washington.

President Trump took a victory lap Monday after Cambodia and Thailand reached a cease-fire deal to stop deadly fighting that erupted between the two Southeast Asian neighbors last week. On Saturday, the president had called up the leaders of the two countries and halted trade negotiations with them in a bid to stop the conflict.

President Donald Trump is championing himself as an expert in conflict resolution after helping successfully negotiate peace between Thailand and Cambodia. The president boasted about his accomplishment Monday while speaking to reporters in Scotland alongside U.

A Cambodian government official has praised U.S. President Donald Trump for "bringing about peace" after Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a cease-fire starting at midnight local time on Monday.

US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed he brokered peace between Cambodia and Thailand by using trade deals as leverage. Trump, in an interview, said that his administration began a series of discussions with both countries and "settled" the conflict "within less than a day.