‘US stopped nuclear battle’: US President Donald Trump’s big claim on India-Pakistan ceasefire

US President Donald Trump (Image: AP)

US President Donald Trump on Monday stated that “my administration helped broker an immediate ceasefire” between India and Pakistan, resulting in a halt in all army actions throughout land, air, and sea.Speaking on the White House Trump instructed reporters, “On Saturday, my administration helped broker an immediate ceasefire, I think a maybe permanent one between India and Pakistan – the countries having a lot of nuclear weapons.”Trump additional praised the management of India and Pakistan for displaying energy and knowledge throughout a essential second of pressure. “I’m very proud to let you know that the leadership of Indian and Pakistan was unwavering and powerful, but unwavering in both cases – they really were from the standpoint of having the strength and the wisdom and fortitude to fully know and to understand the gravity of the situation,” he stated.He additionally claimed that US commerce leverage performed a task in defusing tensions between the neighbouring nations stating, “We helped a lot, and we also helped with trade. I said. Come on, we’re going to do a lot of trade with you guys. Let’s stop it, let’s stop it. If you stop it, we’re doing trade.”“If you don’t stop it, we’re not going to do any trade. People have never really used trade the way I used it. By that, I can tell you, and all of a sudden they said. I think we’re gonna stop, and they have,” he added.Trump emphasised the significance of the ceasefire settlement, stating that the American administration had “stopped a nuclear battle“.“We stopped a nuclear conflict. I think it could have been a bad nuclear war. Millions of people could have been killed,” he stated.He additionally expressed gratitude in the direction of US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for his or her efforts in facilitating the peace course of, saying “I also want to thank VP JD Vance and Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, for their work.”Trump additional confirmed ongoing commerce negotiations with each India and Pakistan, stating, “We’re going to do a lot of trade with Pakistan. We’re going to do a lot of trade with India. We’re negotiating with India right now. We’re going to be soon negotiated with Pakistan.”Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7 in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror assault that killed 26 individuals. Indian Armed Forces focused 9 terror websites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and killed practically 100 terrorists, as claimed by defence minister Rajnath Singh.In response, Pakistan tried assaults on Indian army targets on May 8, 9, and 10, prompting India to launch a counter-offensive, the place key Pakistani army websites, together with Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, and Chunian, have been hit by forces.