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‘I Threatened 250% Tariffs To Stop India-Pakistan War’: Trump Reiterates Ceasefire Claim
By: News18 World
Published: 24 October 2026
Photo / Illustration: Haldwani Times News Desk
<p>US President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that he helped stop the India-Pakistan conflict by threatening to impose massive tariffs on both countries, saying he warned them that they would lose access to trade with the United States if the fighting continued.</p>
<p>Recalling his intervention, Trump said he had urged the two nuclear-armed neighbours to stop fighting and warned them of severe economic consequences if they failed to do so.</p>
<p>“You stop India and Pakistan, two nuclear nations," Trump said, describing his conversation with the two sides.</p>
<p>“I said, ‘Fellas, if you guys are going to do that, you’re not going to trade with the United States. I’m going to put massive tariffs on both of you, 250 per cent, so you won’t be able to do any business,’" he added.</p>
<p>#WATCH | US President Donald Trump says, “…You stop India and Pakistan, two nuclear nations… I said, “Fellas, if you guys are going to do that, you’re not going to trade with the United States…I’m going to put massive tariffs on both of you, 250 percent, so you won’t be able to do any business." They got very upset, very angry; they stopped shooting, and the war was over…Eleven planes were shot. I stopped all these wars, and it’s really an honor to do so…"(Video Source: Reuters)</p>
<p>Trump claimed that both countries reacted angrily to his warning but eventually stopped fighting. “They got very upset, very angry; they stopped shooting, and the war was over," he said.</p>
<p>The US President also referred to the loss of aircraft during the conflict, claiming that 11 planes had been shot down. However, he did not provide further details in the quoted remarks about the aircraft or the circumstances in which they were lost.</p>
<p>US President Donald Trump claimed he stopped the India-Pakistan conflict by threatening both countries with 250 per cent tariffs.</p>
<p>Trump stated that 11 planes were shot down during the conflict.</p>
<p>India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, 2025, in response to a terror attack in Pahalgam.</p>
<p>India paused Operation Sindoor on May 10, 2025, following a request from Pakistan to halt military action.</p>
<p>“I stopped all these wars, and it’s really an honour to do so," Trump said, reiterating his broader claim of having helped bring several conflicts to an end.</p>
<p>Trump also expressed frustration over not receiving international recognition for his claimed diplomatic efforts, saying, “I’ve settled eight wars. Did I get the Nobel Prize? No."</p>
<p>India has consistently rejected Trump’s claims regarding the downing of 11 aircraft during the conflict and maintained its opposition to third-party mediation.</p>
<p>New Delhi has said the understanding to halt military action during Operation Sindoor was reached after Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) contacted his Indian counterpart and requested a cessation of hostilities.</p>
<p>Following the strikes on terrorist infrastructure, India paused the operation on May 10, 2025, after a request from the Pakistani side to halt military action.</p>
