New Delhi: US President Donald Trump claimed on Friday that he played a significant role in stopping the war between India and Pakistan. Additionally, the leader mentioned that the war could have escalated into a nuclear one if he had not intervened at the right time.
Trump asserted aboard Air Force One that the war was halted due to the trade talks he conducted with both countries.
“I did something that people don’t talk about very much, but we solved a big problem, a nuclear problem potentially, with India and Pakistan. They have really great leaders. Both nuclear countries, strong nuclear countries, and they talked about trade, and I said, ‘We’re not doing trade if you guys are throwing bombs at each other.’”
Trump exclaimed that the countries did not continue the war because he warned them he would break trade ties if the attacks did not stop. Moreover, he thanked the leaders of India and Pakistan, respectively.
‘Indo-Pak war was halted by Trump’
Additionally, in an unprecedented event, during a phone call shared by Vladimir Putin and Trump, Yury Ushakov, who happens to be an aide to Vladimir Putin, expressed support for Trump’s claim of ending the war between India and Pakistan. “The Middle East was discussed, as well as the armed conflict between India and Pakistan, which has been halted with the full-fledged involvement of President Trump,” Ushakov asserted.
Although President Trump claimed his involvement in the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, India denied any such external intrusion.
🇺🇸 TRUMP: WE SOLVED A BIG NUCLEAR PROBLEM BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN
“I did something that people don’t talk about very much, but we solved a big problem, a nuclear problem potentially, with India and Pakistan.
They have really great leaders…
Both nuclear countries, strong… pic.twitter.com/gtKPudhasV
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 7, 2025
JD Vance as a mediator
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor gave a pointed reply to Trump’s comments. The leader gave a substantial response, mentioning his meeting with JD Vance and clarifying the claims of any outside mediation. “The meeting with Vice President Vance was outstanding, very good, very clear. I think we made our position amply clear on this question of mediation, and Vice President Vance fully understood our points,” Tharoor said.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 as a retaliatory attack in response to the Pahalgam attack, allegedly carried out by Pakistan. The two countries agreed to a ceasefire by mutual understanding.
