U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his claim that he prevented a nuclear catastrophe between India and Pakistan by using trade tariffs as a bargaining chip. In an interview with Fox Business, Trump asserted that his threat of massive tariffs forced both nations to end their four-day military clash in May 2025. “It would have been a nuclear war, in my opinion,” Trump stated, adding that “ten planes were shot down” during the peak of the hostilities before he intervened.
Ten planes were shot down. They were going at it,” Trump told Fox News He again claimed that he stopped the India-Pakistan conflict following Operation Sindoor in May 2025. pic.twitter.com/M29dAd4wx5
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According to the President, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif personally thanked him for his mediation. Trump claimed the Prime Minister told him, “President Trump saved at least 10 million lives when he got us to stop fighting.” While Pakistan has previously expressed gratitude for the U.S. role in brokering the May 10 ceasefire, India continues to vigorously deny any third-party intervention. New Delhi maintains that the ceasefire was a bilateral understanding reached after Indian forces achieved tactical objectives during “Operation Sindoor.”
The timing of these remarks is delicate, coming just as the U.S. and India finalize a trade deal that slashes Washington’s tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18%. Despite the conflicting narratives, the ceasefire has largely held for nine months, though local tensions in Kashmir remain high.
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