Trump Claims He Stopped India–Pakistan War, Says Tariff Threat Saved Millions

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U.S. President Donald Trump has once again claimed that he played a crucial role in ending the military tension between Pakistan and India this May—a standoff that, according to him, had reached the point where both sides were close to using nuclear weapons. He emphasized that the crisis was resolved after he threatened both countries with a 350% tariff.

Speaking on Wednesday at the U.S.–Saudi Investment Forum, Trump said he warned Pakistan and India that he would impose the massive tariff and cut off trade with the United States to stop them from “shooting nuclear weapons at each other.”

Trump claimed that Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called him in the presence of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and told him that he had “saved millions and millions of lives.”

He added that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also called him and assured him that “we are not going to war.”

Trump then criticized President Joe Biden in a sarcastic tone, saying that Biden probably “doesn’t even know which countries we’re talking about.”

However, India has previously rejected Trump’s claim, stating that the ceasefire had nothing to do with his intervention or the threat of trade tariffs.

Trump also said that he had worked on a peace plan for Gaza and helped resolve several other conflicts. He added that, at the request of the Saudi Crown Prince, he would now focus on the situation in Sudan. Trump further expressed disappointment that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not shown willingness to end the war in Ukraine.

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