Trump once more claims that he helped ‘settle’ tensions between India, Pakistan

U.S. President Donald Trump repeated the declare that he obtained “things settled” between India and Pakistan following the four-day army battle between the 2 nations that would have was a “nuclear conflict”.

Speaking on the White House on Friday (August 8, 2025), Mr. Trump additionally claimed that 5 – 6 planes “got shot down” through the current battle between the South Asian neighbours.

The U.S. President didn’t specify whether or not the jets have been misplaced by both of the 2 nations or if he was referring to mixed losses by either side.

New Delhi has been sustaining that India and Pakistan halted their army actions following direct talks between their militaries with none mediation by the U.S..

Mr. Trump made the feedback flanked by Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan after they inked a U.S.-brokered peace settlement throughout a trilateral signing ceremony.

“As President, my highest aspiration is to bring peace and stability to the world. Today’s signing follows our success with India and Pakistan.”

“They have been going at it, they have been going at it large, they usually have been two nice leaders that got here collectively simply previous to what would have been an amazing battle, as , a nuclear battle, most likely,” Mr. Trump mentioned.

Asserting that he’s settling conflicts by way of commerce, Mr. Trump mentioned, “I obtained issues settled with India, Pakistan. I believe it was commerce greater than some other motive. That’s how I obtained concerned.”

“I said, ‘You know, I don’t want to be dealing with countries that are trying to blow themselves up and maybe the world’. They are nuclear nations,” he mentioned.

Mr. Trump referred to the battle between India and Pakistan twice throughout his remarks on the occasion, including them to the almost 35 earlier events the place he has claimed that he stopped the warfare between the 2 nations by way of commerce.

“That was a giant one, getting that one settled. I believe you’d agree that was a giant one,” Mr. Trump mentioned, turning to the Azerbaijani President.

“And they have been going at it, , they have been taking pictures airplanes out of the sky… 5 – 6 planes obtained shot down of their final little skirmish, after which it was going to escalate from there. That may have gotten to be very, very dangerous,” Mr. Trump claimed.

India has been persistently sustaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the 2 militaries.

At the ceremony, Mr. Trump added that he’s fixing conflicts all over the world as a result of he desires to avoid wasting a variety of lives.

“I like saving lives. That’s what it is about. And , if you save lives, you actually find yourself having a peaceable world. Usually that finally ends up fairly effectively.”

Mr. Trump additionally listed the conflicts between Congo and Rwanda, Thailand and Cambodia and Serbia and Kosovo that he mentioned he helped settle.

Responding to a query on the Ukraine warfare, Mr. Trump mentioned, “I believe we’re getting shut.”

“I think that a lot of things happened recently that would make this go forward. I’m not going to mention anything having to do with India, but maybe that had an impact. But what really had an impact was that NATO stepped up in terms of their spending on buying military equipment.”

Mr. Trump additionally mentioned that it doesn’t matter what he does, he won’t be given the Nobel Peace Prize.

“I’m not politicking for it. I’ve lots of people which might be…it could be an excellent honour, actually, however I might by no means politick. I’m not doing it for that. I’m doing it due to I actually, primary, I need to save lives. That’s why I’m concerned a lot with Ukraine and Russia.”