Trump’s Desperation Continues as He Pushes India-Pakistan Peace Claim, Says ‘Do I Get Credit?’

US President Donald Trump has once again pressed his claim that he played a decisive role in ending multiple global conflicts, including the recent military standoff between India and Pakistan, despite firm and repeated denials from New Delhi rejecting any third-party mediation.

The remarks emerged during Trump's meeting with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. In a video from the interaction, Trump is heard expressing frustration over what he described as a lack of recognition for his diplomatic interventions, including his failure to secure a Nobel Peace Prize.

Trump lists global conflicts he claims to have ended

During the meeting, Trump asserted that he had resolved eight wars across different regions, including a long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, largely by using trade pressure as leverage.

"Settled eight wars, but we don't know the countries. Azerbaijan... It's good when you can say it... And (Russian President Vladimir) Putin actually said to me, 'I cannot believe you settled that war because I've been trying for 10 years.' And I literally settled it in one day," Trump said.

He went on to describe how economic threats were, according to him, central to the breakthrough.

"Trade. They do trade. I said, 'We're going to cut you off from trade. No more trade. To both of them... Then I put 200 per cent tariffs... the next day they called... 35 years of fighting, and they stopped."

Claim of US role in India-Pakistan ceasefire

Trump also reiterated his claim that Washington helped broker the ceasefire between India and Pakistan earlier this year, suggesting that trade incentives played a part in calming tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

"Do I get credit for it? No. I did eight of them. India. How about India and Pakistan... So I did eight of them, and then I'll tell you the rest of it," Trump said, speaking ahead of the bilateral meeting while flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, son-in-law Jared Kushner and senior officials.

Since May 10, when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a "full and immediate" ceasefire after what he called a "long night" of Washington-mediated talks, he has repeated the claim more than 70 times in public remarks and meetings with world leaders.

India firmly rejects third-party mediation

India has consistently pushed back against Trump's assertions, maintaining that there was no external mediation involved in the cessation of hostilities. New Delhi has stated that the understanding was reached after Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations contacted his Indian counterpart directly.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also told Parliament that no world leader asked India to halt Operation Sindoor, reinforcing the government's position that all decisions were taken independently and in line with national security interests.

Background to Operation Sindoor and the conflict

India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians. The situation escalated into four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes before both sides reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict.

While Trump continues to publicly claim credit for the de-escalation, India's official stance remains unchanged, underscoring that the ceasefire resulted from direct military-level communication rather than foreign diplomatic intervention.