US President Donald Trump has again claimed that he was instrumental in stopping wars all over the world, including a recent India-Pakistan ceasefire.
His recent statement comes after a series of previous claims since May 10, when he posted on social media that the two nations agreed to a "full and immediate" ceasefire following a "long night" of negotiations supposedly arranged by the United States.
Trump has repeated this claim many times, most recently on Sunday in a Truth Social post. In it, he targeted radio personality Charlamagne Tha God, labeling him as ignorant of Trump's achievements.
"He didn't know that, or India and Pakistan or, wiping out Iran's nuclear capabilities, or closing the horrendous open Border, or creating the greatest economy," Trump wrote, referencing what he described as peace efforts, border control, and economic success. He also claimed to have ended five wars, including a decades-long conflict in Central Africa.
"Such as just ending 5 Wars, including a 31 year nightmare between Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, where Seven Million individuals have perished, and there was no foreseeable end," he continued.
In an interview with Newsmax one day prior, Trump asserted that his regime had resolved "a lot of wars," including those in Asia and Africa.
"You look at what has occurred just within the last little while. We've resolved a lot of, a lot of beautifully fought wars have been resolved. One of the wars India, Pakistan, nuclear," Trump stated. He also referred to the conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia, and Congo and Rwanda, adding:
"I paid that one off. And I paid it off with trade. I paid a lot of them off with trade. I said 'listen, you guys are going to fight. You can fight all you want. I mean, just fight your hearts out. But we're not doing a trade deal'. Suddenly they don't do a war. I paid a lot of wars. I think I paid averaging around a war a month. But, you know, we're saving millions of lives."
These assertions were seconded by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who recently contends that Trump is worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize. At a briefing on Thursday, Leavitt asserted that the president had brought to an end or cooled down several wars around the globe.
"Trump has now resolved disputes between Thailand and Cambodia, Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India and Pakistan, Serbia and Kosovo and Egypt and Ethiopia," Leavitt said. She said Trump had individually negotiated one peace agreement or ceasefire almost each month since taking office. "It's well past time that President Trump was given the Nobel Peace Prize," she said.
At the same time, Trump's administration keeps putting economic pressure on a number of countries, including India. On Wednesday, the president said that all Indian imports will face a 25% tariff starting August 1, in addition to unidentified punishments connected with India's ongoing buying of Russian oil and weaponry.
Pakistan had its import tariff lowered to 19%, from 29% announced in April. Trump further announced the signing of a new trade pact with Islamabad, reporting that the US would help Pakistan to tap into what he termed its "gigantic oil reserves."
Indian leaders have categorically rejected repeated claims by Trump of foreign interference in decision-making regarding military action or diplomatic initiatives with Pakistan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking in Parliament this week, stated that no foreign leader was involved or had asked India to call off Operation Sindoor—a retaliatory operation launched following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, that took 26 lives.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reaffirmed this position on Wednesday in the Rajya Sabha, while deliberating over Operation Sindoor. He rejected allegations of third-party mediation and made it clear that there was no direct dialogue between Modi and Trump from April 22 to June 16.
"Such intervention did not happen, Jaishankar asserted sharply, going on to add that the operation was suspended in response to no trade negotiations, as President Trump has asserted.".
