President Donald Trump at an event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington.
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United States President Donald Trump has repeated his claim of having resolved the India-Pakistan conflict during his bilateral meeting with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
As Mr. Trump began his meeting with Mr. Netanyahu and his delegation at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday (December 29, 2025), he said he had ended eight wars so far during his second term in office.
He said he had stopped the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan by threatening trade measures, and claimed that similar pressure had helped end other conflicts. He then reiterated his assertion that he had stopped the fighting between India and Pakistan.
“Settled eight wars, but we don’t know the countries. Azerbaijan… It’s good when you can say it… and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin actually said to me, ‘I cannot believe you settled that war because I’ve been trying for 10 years’. And I literally settled it in one day,” Mr. Trump said.
“Trade. They do trade. I said, ‘We’re going to cut you off from trade. No more trade. To both of them.’ Then I put 200% tariffs. The next day they called. Thirty-five years of fighting, and they stopped,” he said.
“Do I get credit for it? No. I did eight of them. India. How about India and Pakistan. So I did eight of them,” Mr. Trump said, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, his son-in-law Jared Kushner and other senior administration officials.
Since May 10, when Mr. Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire after a “long night” of talks mediated by Washington, he has repeatedly claimed credit for ending the conflict.
He has reiterated this assertion during meetings with foreign leaders and in public remarks abroad.
India has consistently denied any third-party role in the de-escalation.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end hostilities after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile exchanges.
Published – December 30, 2025 09:23 pm IST
