‘Want to see them stop’: Trump urges India-Pak de-escalation after Operation Sindoor, offers to mediate

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he wants India and Pakistan to de-escalate, following the Operation Sindoor carried out by Indian Armed Forces, in which they carried out deep missile attacks on terror infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Pakistan.

He also offered to help the two countries work out their differences amid rising tensions. "I want to see it stop. And if I can do anything to help, I will be there," he told reporters in the Oval Office.

Earlier in the day, just hours after India carried out Operation Sindoor, Trump said he hopes that the hostilities will end "very quickly".

"It’s a shame, he said, adding, "We heard about it just as we were walking in the doors of the Oval (Office). I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past." "They've been fighting for a long time. They've been fighting for many, many decades and centuries, actually, if you really think about it,” Trump said.

Asked if he has any message for the countries, he said, “No, I just hope it ends very quickly.”

In retaliation against the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) including Bhawalpur, a stronghold of the Jaish-e-Mohammad terror outfit.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged the National Security Advisors of both countries to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation, his office said on Wednesday.

Rubio also spoke with Pakistani National Security Advisor Asim Malik.

Rubio said he is monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely and hopes this “ends quickly”.

"I am monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely. I echo @POTUS's comments earlier today that this hopefully ends quickly and will continue to engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution," Rubio said in a post on X.