Trump claims he prevented India-Pakistan war with tariff threat

Former U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that he intervened to prevent a war between India and Pakistan during the 2019 "Operation Sindoor." Trump claimed he warned India's prime minister that the U.S. would impose tariffs if military action ensued.

"I stopped India from going into it. They were going at it, and I stopped it. I said, 'We're not going to do this,'" Trump said, according to a report. He added that he told the Indian prime minister, "You're not going to do this. We're going to put tariffs on you, and they were not happy about it."

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I stopped India from going into it. They were going at it, and I stopped it. I said, 'We're not going to do this,'

India has consistently refuted Trump's assertions about the aerial engagement. New Delhi has maintained that it did not lose any aircraft during the conflict and has rejected any external mediation in the dispute. Trump's claims add another layer to the complex diplomatic narratives surrounding the 2019 tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.

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'You're not going to do this. We're going to put tariffs on you, and they were not happy about it.'