US President Donald Trump on Sunday again claimed credit for averting the war between India and Pakistan. Speaking aboard Air Force before heading to Israel, he recounted how he used tariffs to solve the conflict between the two historic rivals. “I settled a few of the wars just based on tariffs. For example, between India and Pakistan, I said, if you guys want to fight a war and you have nuclear weapons. I am going to put big tariffs on you both, like 100 per cent, 150 per cent, and 200 per cent,” he said.
Trump Denies Nobel Prize, Says ‘I Did This To Save Lives’
The Republican President doubled down on his deal-making style, adding, “I am putting tariffs. I had that thing settled in 24 hours. If I didn’t have tariffs, you could have never settled that war.” Meanwhile, he reiterated that he did not seek a Nobel Peace Prize to prevent the escalating conflict and insisted he did this for ‘saving lives.’
“It’s an honour to do it. I saved millions of lives. In all fairness to the Nobel Committee, it was for 2024. This (Nobel Peace Prize) was picked for 2024. But there are those who say you could make an exception because a lot of things happened during 2025 that are done and complete and great. But I did not do this for the Nobel. I did this to save lives,” the US President said.
#WATCH | "…I settled a few of the wars just based on tariffs. For example, between India and Pakistan, I said, if you guys want to fight a war and you have nuclear weapons. I am going to put big tariffs on you both, like 100 per cent, 150 per cent, and 200 per cent…I said I… https://t.co/UejAFkcB0H pic.twitter.com/B5Zb7AjYTU
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Trump Eyes For Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict
President Trump called the Israel-Hamas ceasefire the “eighth war” that he helped resolve during his presidency before turning his attention towards the ongoing clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. He said, “This will be my eighth war that I have solved, and I hear there is a war now going on between Pakistan and Afghanistan. I said, I’ll have to wait till I get back. I am doing another one. Because I am good at solving wars…”
While boasting about his records in solving long-standing global conflicts, Trump added, “Think about India, Pakistan. Think about some of the wars that were going on for years. We had one going for 31, one going for 32, one going for 37 years, with millions of people being killed in every country, and I got every one of those done, for the most part, within a day. It’s pretty good.”
#WATCH | "This will be my eighth war that I have solved, and I hear there is a war now going on between Pakistan and Afghanistan. I said, I'll have to wait till I get back. I am doing another one. Because I am good at solving wars…Think about India, Pakistan. Think about some… pic.twitter.com/MAGw6Jmqc7
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2025
US President Departs For Israel
Trump departed for Israel on Sunday aboard Air Force One. The Republican President will first land in Israel and then head to Sharm El-Sheikh to co-chair the international peace summit, along with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The meeting will see the participation of leaders from over 20 countries, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and US Secretary General António Guterres.
