Donald Trump reiterates claim that he ‘helped settle’ tensions between India and Pakistan

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday reiterated his claim that he “sure as hell helped settle” the tensions between India and Pakistan, which he said was “getting more and more hostile” and close to seeing “missiles of a different type”.

“I hope I don't walk out of here and two days later find out that it is not settled, but I think it is settled,” he said while addressing US military personnel in Qatar. “And we talked to them about trade. Let's do trade instead of war. And Pakistan was very happy with that and India was very happy with that and I think they are on the way.”

He further claimed that the conflict between the two countries has been going on “for about a thousand years”.

While addressing a crowd of U.S. military personnel in Qatar, US President Donald Trump reiterated his mediation efforts between India and Pakistan. He said:

"I don't wanna say I did but I sure as hell helped settle the problem between Pakistan and India last week, which was… pic.twitter.com/DcwwZtDHRO— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 15, 2025

Since May 10, this is the sixth time that Trump has claimed that the US brokered the ceasefire between India and Pakistan – an assertion that India has pushed...

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