'They Were Going to Go Nuclear': Trump Reiterates Claim of Ending India-Pakistan Conflict
Trump said 11 planes were shot down and 30 million to 50 million lives were saved, while India said the ceasefire came through bilateral talks.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump reiterated that he played a key role in stopping the India-Pakistan conflict, claiming hostilities between the two nations would have gone "nuclear" without his intervention.
- The confrontation began in April 2024 following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, prompting India to launch Operation Sindoor against Pakistan's cross-border infrastructure.
- Trump claimed he prevented a wider war by threatening both countries with 200 per cent tariffs, further alleging 11 planes were shot down and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif credited him with saving 50 million lives.
- New Delhi has consistently refuted these claims of American mediation, maintaining that the ceasefire was achieved strictly through bilateral channels between the respective Directors General of Military Operations.
- Trump also suggested he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize more than anyone for settling eight wars, citing conflicts involving Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
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'11 jets were down': Trump renews claim on India-Pak conflict
Former US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim of mediating the India-Pakistan conflict, stating that 11 jets were shot down during the May 2023 hostilities. He also suggested the conflict could have escalated to a nuclear level and claimed credit for averting a major catastrophe, a claim consistently denied by India which maintains no third-party intervention occurred.
Trump says 11 jets downed during India-Pakistan hostilities last year
India has consistently denied any third-party intervention; Mr. Trump claimed the conflict between India and Pakistan “was going to be nuclear”; without providing details, the U.S. President said that “11 planes were shot down” during the conflict
Donald Trump revives India-Pakistan ceasefire claim, says ‘11 planes were shot down’
US President Donald Trump repeated his claim that he stopped the India‑Pakistan conflict, warning it could have turned ‘nuclear’, adding that ‘11 planes were shot down’ during the hostilities. India has consistently rejected suggestions of any US mediation.
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