Trump again claims he stopped India-Pakistan conflict, says war could have turned nuclear

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday local time reiterated his claim that he played a role in stopping the IndiaPakistan conflict saying the hostilities between the two nations wound have gone nuclear and that millions of lives could have been lostSpeaking to reporters aboard Air Force One at RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom Trump said Think of it India and Pakistan that war was raging They were a week into it Eleven planes were shot down and that war was going to go nuclearTrump yet again claimed that he received praise from Pakistans Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for formers role in stopping the war The Prime Minister of Pakistan said President Trump saved from 30 to 50 million lives Well guess what Could have been a lot more than that he saidDuring the interaction Trump also spoke about his record in resolving international conflicts claiming he had helped settle multiple wars I settled eight wars Trump said citing conflicts including those between Azerbaijan and Armenia and between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and RwandaTrump made the remarks while responding to a question about Venezuelan Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado He denied advising Machado not to return to Venezuela and described her as a wonderful person Referring to the Nobel Peace Prize Trump said Machado had publicly stated that he deserved the award more than anyone else because of his role in resolving conflictsI should have won that award more than anybody who ever received the Nobel Peace Prize because nobody settled wars I settled eight of them because of a certain type of personality I was able to settle Trump saidMeanwhile last week speaking in an interview with CNBCs Joe Kernen Trump claimed he had prevented a fullscale war between the two nucleararmed neighbours by threatening both countries with steep tariffs I stopped eight wars because of tariffs India Pakistan Five of the eight were stopped because of tariffs Trump saidClaiming that the two countries were on the brink of a wider conflict he said I said if you keep fighting Im going to put a 200 per cent tariff on your country Said the same thing to the other I did it with India and with PakistanThe geopolitical backdrop of the confrontation dates back to the April 2024 Pahalgam terror attack which claimed 26 lives In retaliation India had launched precision strikes on Pakistans crossborder terrorist infrastructure under Operation SindoorDespite Trumps persistent rhetoric claiming credit for the subsequent deescalation New Delhi has consistently refuted any claims of American mediationIndia has firmly reiterated that the ceasefire was achieved strictly through bilateral channels between the respective Directors General of Military Operations DGMOs maintaining its longstanding diplomatic position that all outstanding issues with Pakistan are strictly bilateral with no room for thirdparty involvementThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever