‘Iran, A Nuclear Power’: Trump Mistakenly Calls India ‘Iran’! Internet Questions His ‘Cognitive Health’

The term ‘gaffe’ is no longer something many associate with former US President Joe Biden alone. After a video of a recent White House press conference began circulating online, US President Donald Trump,

too, seemingly joined the list.The video shows Trump speaking about the ‘importance’ of tariffs, during which he recalled the time he ‘stopped’ a war between India and Pakistan — or so most people assumed was the ‘correct version’ of what he actually meant to say.During the press conference, Trump accidentally referred to India as ‘Iran’, and further called ‘Iran’ a ‘nuclear power’.“If you look at Pakistan and Iran, I told them — I was in the midst of negotiating a trade deal,” the US President is heard saying in the clip.“I heard that they were shooting at each other. And I said during one of my conversations — are you guys going to war? Two nuclear powers? I said, here’s the deal: if you go to war, I'm gonna put 200 per cent tariffs,” Trump continued.As soon as Trump confused India with Iran and called Iran a ‘nuclear power’, netizens caught the mistake. What followed was classic internet behaviour — users sharing their two cents on everything from the US President’s ‘deteriorating cognitive health’ to broader political commentary.

Check out the viral post:

“In an insane moment, Trump calls Iran a nuclear power, and claims to have stopped a war between Pakistan and Iran- I heard they are shooting at each other. Two nuclear powers- confusing Iran with India. His cognitive ability is GONE,” the post read. The post was shared on X (formerly Twitter), by the handle ‘ksphotos_fr’. The post was shared today and pulled more than 416K views from people.

BREAKING: In an insane moment, Trump calls Iran a nuclear power, and claims to have stopped a war between Pakistan and Iran. "I heard they are shooting at each other. Two nuclear powers," confusing Iran with India.His cognitive ability is GONE.pic.twitter.com/IHChAZrny3

— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) October 15, 2025

Here’s the internet’s reactions:

ALSO READ: Ever Seen A South Indian Cinema-Inspired Pre-Wedding Shoot? If Not– This Is It! Couple’s Video Goes Viral “I feel like I've said this a million times in 9 months, but here goes: If President Biden said that, there would be non-stop, wall-to-wall coverage, and Republicans would be demanding his removal via the 25th Amendment. IRAN, A NUCLEAR POWER???” a user commented.“Dementia is one of the symptoms for a septuagenarian,” added another.“It’s hard to tell how much of this is from dementia and how much is from the fact that Donald Trump has always been a m**on said a third.ALSO READ: Dismissing Massive Incoming Wave, Woman Continues To Play At Beach– Only For THIS To Happen… “Terrifying. He just called Iran a nuclear power and bragged about stopping a war that never happened. This isn’t politics — it’s dementia on parade,” wrote another user.“Pakistan and India have been fighting over Kashmir forever and have never gone nuclear. It wasn’t going nuclear this time either,” added one more.