Trump Repeats India-Pakistan Ceasefire Claims: ‘Five Jets Downed, Serious Nuclear Countries'
India has categorically denied Trump's claims of a mediation between New Delhi and Islamabad over a ceasefire in May. However, Trump has repeated his claims.
US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) repeated his claim of stopping the four-day war between India and Pakistan using 'trade deal" as a tool. Trump has made this claim numerous times since May 10, the day an 'understanding" to halt the fight was negotiated among the two rival neighbours.
Trump, without naming the country that was at the receiving end, claimed that five jets were downed in the India-Pakistan conflict.
'We stopped a lot of wars. And these were serious, India and Pakistan, that was going on. Planes were being shot out of there. I think five jets were shot down, actually. These are two serious nuclear countries, and they were hitting each other," Trump said.
#WATCH | Washington, D.C.: US President Donald Trump says, 'We stopped a lot of wars. And these were serious, India and Pakistan, that was going on. Planes were being shot out of there. I think five jets were shot down, actually. These are two serious nuclear countries, and they… pic.twitter.com/MCFhW406cT — ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2025
Trump's claims were refuted by India last month, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Donald Trump over a phone call. PM Modi had made it clear to Trump that India never accepted mediation, nor will it in the future. 'The discussion on halting military actions took place directly between India and Pakistan through existing military channels, at Pakistan's request. PM Modi emphasised that India has never accepted mediation, does not accept it, and will never accept it," Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri had said, sharing details about the exchange between the two leaders.
Taking credit for the ceasefire again, Trump claimed he asked both warring nations to stop 'throwing around nuclear weapons".
'But India and Pakistan were going at it, and they were back and forth, and it was getting bigger and bigger, and we got it solved through trade. We said, you guys want to make a trade deal. We're not making a trade deal if you're going to be throwing around weapons, and maybe nuclear weapons, both very powerful nuclear states," he claimed.
Trump has repeated his unsubstantiated claims on numerous occasions, despite India's refusal.
India hit back at Pakistan on May 7 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians.
The Indian armed forces struck terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, killing over 100 terrorists. Pakistan chose to strike back, targeting Indian civilian and military sites. However, most of the incoming drones were shot down.
On May 10, Pakistan fired ballistic missiles at India, prompting India to hit their military sites. India damaged several of Pakistan's airbases, bringing the enemy to its knees.
Pakistani DGMO reached out to his Indian counterpart that day and urged a ceasefire. India and Pakistan reached an 'understanding" to halt the military operations along the Line of Control and the International border.
PM Modi, however, made it clear in his address to the nation that Operation Sindoor was only put on hold and was not over yet, and any terror attack in the future will be viewed as an 'Act of War", and will be dealt with accordingly.
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