US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) yet again iterated his mediation efforts between India and Pakistan, saying that he played a decisive role in stopping a war between New Delhi and Islamabad
and his intervention prevented what he described as a potential nuclear conflict between the two neighbouring countries.
While speaking at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Priority Summit in Miami, the US President reiterated his claim that he helped stop eight wars, including those between Armenia and Azerbaijan; the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda; Cambodia and Thailand; Egypt and Ethiopia; Serbia and Kosovo; Israel and Hamas.
“I would love my legacy to be made as a great peacemaker because I really believe I am a peacemaker. It doesn’t seem like it right now, but I think I am a peacemaker,” Trump said.
“I even stopped India and Pakistan, and they were going at it for a week.. nine planes already shot down. They were in a war. I stopped them. How did I stop them? I said, if you keep fighting, I’m going to put a 250 per cent tariff on each one,” the US President said.
VIDEO | Miami: US President Donald Trump (@POTUS) repeats claims of stopping India-Pakistan conflict, says, “I stopped 8 wars. I stopped India and Pakistan, 9 planes shot down and I stopped them by saying US will impose a 250% tariff.”
(Source: Third Party)
(Full video… pic.twitter.com/xF0ttqLhwp
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 28, 2026
Trump time and again asserted that he had “settled” the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan, attributing the resolution to his efforts in pursuing trade agreements with both nations.
The US President has consistently maintained that he played a pivotal role in de-escalating the conflict between India and Pakistan.
He had claimed the two nuclear-armed neighbours were on the brink of a major conflict. “Like India and Pakistan – it would have been a nuclear war in my opinion. They were really going at it,” he had said. “You know, the Prime Minister of Pakistan said, ‘President Trump has saved at least 10 million lives… he got us to stop firing.’”
His remarks referred to the four-day military confrontation between India and Pakistan in May 2025 that followed New Delhi’s ‘Operation Sindoor’, which was launched in response to the April 22’s Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed.
Immediately after the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, Trump had claimed he mediated between the two nations. Posting on Truth Social, Trump had said, “After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire. Congratulations to both countries on using common sense and great intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
He had also portrayed the ceasefire as a major diplomatic success, stating that he had prevented a potential nuclear war and even envisioned the leaders of India and Pakistan dining together in peace.
India, however, has denied these claims. New Delhi has consistently maintained that the de-escalation followed established military communication channels between the two countries.
According to India’s position, Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations contacted the Indian DGMO after suffering heavy damage, following which both sides agreed to stop all firing and military action on land, in the air, and at sea with effect from May 10.
Indian authorities have underlined that the cessation of hostilities was a bilateral military decision and not the result of any third-party mediation.
(With inputs from agencies)
