Overview
- Trump, speaking at a White House signing event Thursday, repeated that tariff threats ended the 2025 India–Pakistan fighting and said he saved 30 to 50 million lives.
- India rejects that account and says the ceasefire followed direct contact between the countries' military operations chiefs during Operation Sindoor after the Pahalgam terror attack.
- He also said he warned both countries of “200 percent” import taxes if hostilities continued, a claim he has echoed more than 80 times since his May 10, 2025 post about a “full and immediate” truce.
- Turning to Iran, Trump said U.S. strikes wrecked Iran's navy and air force, cut drone production by about 82%, and “obliterated” its nuclear capacity, and he called the current halt in fighting “open-ended” under his decision.
- He pointed to sanctions and a naval blockade as leverage he says will push Tehran to negotiate, reflecting a broader push to use economic pressure as a peacemaking tool that remains contested.