'They Yelled, Screamed': Trump Revives Claims Tariff Threat Forced India-Pakistan Truce
'They Yelled, Screamed': Trump Revives Claims Tariff Threat Forced India-Pakistan Truce Published By, Last Updated: August 01, 2026, 02:23 IST The US President also repeated
'They Yelled, Screamed': Trump Revives Claims Tariff Threat Forced India-Pakistan Truce Published By, Last Updated: August 01, 2026, 02:23 IST The US President also repeated his broader claim that he had helped end multiple conflicts during his presidency. US President Donald Trump shakes hands with PM Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting as part of the G7 summit. (AFP photo) US President Donald Trump on Friday again claimed that his tariff threat forced India and Pakistan to end their military confrontation during Operation Sindoor last year, saying both sides were “very angry" before agreeing to stop fighting. Speaking to reporters at Camp David, Trump said, “We ended the India-Pakistan (war). Eleven planes were shot down. That was raging. That was good. I used tariffs. I said, ‘If you’re going to go to war, 250 per cent tariff.’ Each of them." Trump claimed that India and Pakistan reacted strongly to his warning.
“And they screamed and yelled and were very angry. They were both angry about it. A day later they called and they said, ‘We will not go to war,’" he said. The US President also repeated his broader claim that he had helped end multiple conflicts during his presidency. He said Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had told him that his intervention saved millions of lives by preventing further escalation between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Trump also claimed that 11 aircraft were shot down during the conflict. A claim that has been been strong rejected by India. India’s Stand On Trump’s Repeated Claims India has maintained that the understanding to stop military action was reached through direct communication between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan.
New Delhi has repeatedly said there was no third-party mediation, foreign intervention, or tariff-related pressure involved in the discussions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) have stated that India does not accept outside mediation on matters concerning Pakistan. India has also disputed claims about aircraft losses during the conflict, maintaining that several operational details cited by Trump are inaccurate. Operation Sindoor was launched by India on May 7 last year against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The military action was paused on May 10 after a request from Pakistan and subsequent DGMO-level communication between the two sides. (With inputs from PTI) News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author News Desk The News Desk is a team of passionate editors and writers who break and analyse the most important events unfolding in India and abroad.
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