US President Donald Trump on Friday called the recent de-escalation between India and Pakistan as a “big success,” reiterating his claim that the US played a key role in brokering a ceasefire between the two nations.
He expressed concern over the heightened tensions, calling the level of anger between the neighbours “not a good thing.”
"We are very happy with what happened with, I hope it continues, and I think it will, but what happens with India and Pakistan. That was a big success. If you had seen the level of anger between the two, that was not a good thing," Trump said during an informal interaction with the press aboard Air Force One on May 16, as he returned to Washington from a trip to the Gulf.
Trump, during his four-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, repeated this claim while addressing US troops stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar — the largest American military facility in the Middle East — saying he “helped settle” the conflict.
India conducted precision strikes on May 7 under 'Operation Sindoor' targeting terror infrastructure in response to the deadly April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, which killed 26 civilians.
After four days of intense drone and missile exchanges, both sides reportedly reached a mutual understanding on May 10 to end hostilities.
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