US President Donald Trump on Friday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi while once again asserting that he personally intervened to stop a potential war between India and Pakistan during the 2025 tensions, claims that New Delhi has previously rejected.
Speaking at an event, Trump described Prime Minister Modi as “a great man" and said he had spoken directly with leaders of both countries at a time when hostilities were escalating.
Referring to the situation, Trump said, “That war was raging. Planes were being shot down. And I got on the phone with both of them, and I knew them a little bit. I knew Prime Minister Modi very well, actually."
Trump claimed that his intervention helped prevent a large-scale conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours and said economic pressure played a key role in persuading both sides to step back.
“I called them, and I said, listen, I’m not doing trade deals with you two guys if you don’t settle this up," he said.
He further added that he warned both countries of serious economic consequences, stating, “If you fight, I’m going to put 200 per cent tariffs on each of your countries."
According to Trump, the threat of financial losses led to rapid de-escalation.
“They both wanted to fight. But when it came to money, there’s nothing like money. When it came to losing a lot of money, they said, I guess we don’t want to fight," he said, claiming that “we solved that deal in two, three days."
The US President also repeated his assertion that millions of lives were saved due to the intervention.
Quoting remarks he said were made by Pakistan’s leadership, Trump stated that he was told he had “saved 25 million lives" by stopping the conflict.
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