WASHINGTON — In a characteristic blend of foreign policy boasting and political rivalry, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his claim that he single-handedly prevented a nuclear catastrophe between India and Pakistan. Speaking during a White House meeting with oil and gas executives, Trump also took a sharp swipe at former President Barack Obama, arguing that his predecessor’s 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was unearned.
“I can’t think of anybody in history that should get the Nobel Prize more than me,” Trump told the gathering, adding that he had “settled eight wars” within his first year back in office. “Obama got the Nobel Prize. He had no idea why. He still has no idea… He didn’t do anything.”
The ‘Eight Jets’ Claim
The President’s remarks focused heavily on the May 2025 escalation between New Delhi and Islamabad—a conflict he refers to as a war he personally “stopped in rapid order.”
Trump claimed that during the height of the crisis, “eight jets were shot out of the air” and the two nuclear-armed neighbors were “ready to go at it big.” While the President maintains his intervention saved “at least 10 million lives,” India has consistently denied any third-party mediation, asserting that the May 10, 2025, ceasefire was a result of bilateral military-to-military dialogue following India’s “Operation Sindoor.”
“Theoretical” Nobel Prizes
Trump’s frustration with the Nobel Committee appeared to peak following reports that Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, may visit Washington next week to “pay her regards.”
“In theory, you should get the Nobel Prize for every war you stopped,” Trump asserted. “I’ve saved tens of millions of lives. Russian President Putin told me he’d been trying to stop some of these wars for ten years and couldn’t do it. He couldn’t believe it.”
The President’s “Eight Wars” list includes:
| Conflict | Trump’s Claim | Official Diplomatic Status / Reality |
| India-Pakistan | Personally mediated a ceasefire after “8 jets were shot down.” | Disputed. India credits “Operation Sindoor” and direct DGMO calls. Pakistan praised Trump’s role. |
| Israel-Hamas | “Ended the war” and secured a total ceasefire. | Fragile Truce. Hostage deals were reached, but low-level skirmishes and political deadlock continue in Gaza. |
| Israel-Iran | Stopped a regional war after US bombed Iran’s nuclear sites. | Tactical Pause. Conflicts de-escalated after US/Qatar mediation, but tensions remain at an all-time high. |
| Armenia-Azerbaijan | Brokered the “TRIPP” corridor (Trump Route for Peace). | Successful Deal. US-administered corridor opened in Aug 2025; generally considered a significant US diplomatic win. |
| Congo-Rwanda | Ended a 30-year war through economic agreements. | Incomplete. A deal was signed in June 2025, but the M23 rebel group was excluded; violence continues in E. Congo. |
| Cambodia-Thailand | Stopped border war by threatening 36% trade tariffs. | Fragile. A ceasefire was signed in Oct 2025 via US/Malaysia mediation, but border violations are still reported. |
| Egypt-Ethiopia | Prevented a “Great Nile War” over the GERD dam. | Unresolved. No formal treaty has been signed; the conflict remains in a state of “frozen” diplomatic tension. |
| Serbia-Kosovo | Averted war through economic normalization. | Exaggerated. While trade deals were signed, historians argue a “major war” was not actually imminent in 2025. |
Persistent Denials from New Delhi
Despite Trump’s insistence that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif publicly credited him for the peace, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has maintained a firm stance. Official Indian records state that the 2025 hostilities ended after Pakistan’s DGMO contacted his Indian counterpart following retaliatory strikes by India in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
Analysts suggest Trump’s renewed focus on the Nobel Prize and the India-Pakistan conflict is a strategic move to contrast his “Peace through Strength” doctrine with the “interventionalist” legacies of both Obama and the Biden-Harris administration.
Why this matters for your PingTV audience:
President Trump is positioning himself as a “Global Dealmaker” ahead of the 2026 Nobel nominations. However, the data shows a pattern of “Peace through Pressure”—using tariffs and military threats to force quick, often temporary, ceasefires rather than long-term treaties.
The India-Pakistan case is the most contentious, as it has directly led to a 50% US tariff on Indian goods after New Delhi refused to give Trump official credit for the May 2025 truce.
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