U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed once again that he helped stop a military conflict between India and Pakistan earlier this year by threatening both countries with heavy tariffs. He made these remarks while speaking to reporters on a flight to the Middle East, where he was headed to attend a peace summit related to a possible Israel-Hamas prisoner swap.

According to Trump, tariffs, not diplomacy, were his main tools for making peace. He said that he warned both India and Pakistan that if they continued to fight, he would impose very high tariffs ranging from 100% to 200% on their goods. He claimed this warning forced both countries to step back from war within 24 hours.

"I settled a few wars just using tariffs," Trump said. "I told India and Pakistan, if you want to fight when you both have nuclear weapons, I’ll put big tariffs on you. And that ended it."

However, the Indian government has repeatedly rejected these claims. India maintains that the ceasefire that followed Operation Sindoor in May 2025 was the result of direct talks between Indian and Pakistani military officials, not U.S. intervention. New Delhi says no third party, including the United States, was involved.

Trump then went on to say that he plans to involve himself in another conflict, this time between Pakistan and Afghanistan. He claimed he has already "solved seven wars" and that the ceasefire in Gaza would be his eighth.

"This will be my eighth war. I hear Pakistan and Afghanistan are fighting now, but that will have to wait until I get back. I’m doing another one," he said confidently.

Trump also spoke about the Nobel Peace Prize, suggesting that he deserves it for his efforts to end wars. He said that several long-running conflicts, some lasting 30 to 37 years, were resolved by him in just "a day or so". He complained that he did not receive the Nobel Prize in 2024 but said people believe an exception could be made for 2025.