US President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly asserted that his administration played a key role in brokering a “ceasefire” between India and Pakistan, on Friday called it a “big success” and noted that the level of hostility between the two nations had been concerning.
“We are very happy with what happened with, I hope it continues, and I think it will, but what happens with India and Pakistan. That was a big success. If you would have seen the level of anger between the two, that was not a good thing,” Trump said, news agency PTI reported.
His statement came while he was speaking with the press on Air Force One on May 16 as he was returning to Washington from his Gulf trip. This marks the seventh time since May 10 that Donald Trump has continuously claimed that the US brokered the “ceasefire” between the two nations.
While Trump’s four-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, he made a repeated claim that he “helped settle” the soaring tensions between India and Pakistan. He said while his address to US troops at the Al Udeid Air Base on Thursday in Doha, Qatar, the largest US military base in the Middle East.
India’s precision strikes under ‘Operation Sindoor‘ were carried out on multiple terror infrastructure targets early on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 tourists’ lives.
After India carried out its operation, Pakistan launched retaliatory strikes targeting Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10. In response, Indian forces carried out strong counterattacks on multiple Pakistani military positions.
The hostilities, which included intense drone and missile exchanges across the border, came to an end on May 10 when both nations agreed to de-escalate.
Trump’s Claim On Truth Social
US President Donald Trump stated on Saturday that India and Pakistan had consented to a “full and immediate ceasefire” following a “long night of negotiations facilitated by the United States.
Later, in a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump came up with an offer to resolve India and Pakistan’s issue on Kashmir, while giving credit to Washington for its role in stopping the conflict, labeling it as “historic and heroic decision.”
Sources within the Indian government in New Delhi have stated that the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) from both India and Pakistan mutually agreed to halt all military actions, whether by land, air, or sea, effective immediately. They emphasised that this decision was made without any third-party involvement.
India has consistently upheld the position that the Kashmir dispute is a bilateral issue with Pakistan and does not warrant external mediation.
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