'Got No Credit': Trump's "India-Pak War" Rant During Meet with Netanyahu

US President Donald Trump has once again doubled down on his claim of resolving the eight wars, including the military conflict between India and Pakistan earlier this year, during his bilateral meeting with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite New Delhi's pushback, which has repeatedly rejected any third-party mediation. The remarks surfaced in a video from Trump's bilateral meeting with Netanyahu and his delegation at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, where the Republican is heard expressing his frustration over not winning the Nobel Peace Prize despite diplomatic efforts. 

He said he stopped the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, threatening the countries with tariffs, as well as other conflicts, but is not given credit for it. 

"Settled eight wars, but we don't know the countries. Azerbaijan... It's good when you can say it... And (Russian President Vladimir) Putin actually said to me, 'I cannot believe you settled that war because I've been trying for 10 years.' And I literally settled it in one day," Trump said.

President Donald J. Trump heard ranting on a hot mic to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about not winning the Nobel Peace Prize, “Do I get credit for it? No. They gave the Nob-- I did eight of them. How about India and Pakistan? So I did eight of them. And then I'll… pic.twitter.com/6fAM1h1n8d

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"Trade. They do trade. I said, 'We're going to cut you off from trade. No more trade. To both of them... Then I put 200 per cent tariffs... the next day they called... 35 years of fighting, and they stopped." 

India-Pak War Claim

Trump also claimed that the US brokered the ceasefire between New Delhi and Islamabad, which he said came about in part because he offered trade concessions. 

"Do I get credit for it? No. I did eight of them. India. How about India and Pakistan... So I did eight of them, and then I'll tell you the rest of it," Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, his son-in-law Jared Kushner and senior administration officials, told Netanyahu ahead of their bilateral meeting.

Since May 10, when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a "full and immediate" ceasefire after a "long night" of talks mediated by Washington, he has repeated his claim over 70 times that he ended the conflict between India and Pakistan.

He has taken credit for ending the conflict between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours during his meetings with world leaders and repeated the claim during his travels abroad.

India has consistently denied any third-party intervention. New Delhi has maintained that the understanding on cessation was reached after Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) reached out to his Indian counterpart regarding the issue. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also told Parliament that no world leader asked India to halt Operation Sindoor, underscoring India's position that decisions were taken independently.

India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians. India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.