Stopping battle a ‘huge success’, stage of anger was not an excellent factor: Trump

President Donald Trump gestures throughout an occasion in Doha, Qatar, on Might 15.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, who has made repeated claims that his administration brokered a “ceasefire” between India and Pakistan, on Friday (Might 16, 2025) described the cessation of hostilities as a “huge success” and mentioned the extent of anger between the 2 neighbours “was not an excellent factor”.

“We’re very proud of what occurred, I hope it continues, and I feel it is going to, however what occurs with India and Pakistan. That was a giant success. In the event you would have seen the extent of anger between the 2, that was not an excellent factor,” Mr. Trump mentioned whereas talking with the press on Air Power One on Friday (Might 16) as he was returning to Washington from his four-day go to to the Gulf area.

That is the seventh time since Might 10 that Mr. Trump has claimed that the U.S. brokered the “ceasefire” between New Delhi and Islamabad.

‘Helped settle difficulty’

Mr. Trump, who visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, repeated his declare that he “helped settle” the tensions between India and Pakistan when he addressed U.S. troops on the Al-Udeid Air Base on Thursday in Doha, Qatar, the most important U.S. army base in West Asia.

India carried out precision strikes underneath Operation Sindoor on terror infrastructure early on Might 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 folks.

Following the Indian motion, Pakistan tried to assault Indian army bases on Might 8, 9 and 10. The Indian forces launched a fierce counter-attack on a number of Pakistani army installations. Each international locations reached an understanding on Might 10 to finish the battle after 4 days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.

On Saturday, Mr. Trump introduced that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and speedy ceasefire” after a “lengthy night time of talks mediated by the USA”. Later, in a publish on Fact Social, Mr. Trump provided to work with India and Pakistan for a “resolution” on Kashmir, whereas crediting Washington for serving to the 2 nations arrive on the “historic and heroic choice” of stopping the battle.

Indian authorities sources in New Delhi have been sustaining that the Director Generals of Army Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan reached an understanding to cease all firings and army actions on land, air and sea, with speedy impact. They mentioned no third occasion was concerned. India has at all times maintained that the Kashmir difficulty is a bilateral matter with Pakistan and there’s no area for any third occasion.

Encourage direct talks: State Division

In the meantime, the U.S. State Division mentioned on Thursday that the administration needs to encourage and see “direct” talks between India and Pakistan, an obvious reversal from President Trump’s earlier remark that he’ll work with the 2 international locations for a “resolution” on Kashmir.

“Properly, look, what we’re completely happy to see is a ceasefire. That’s what we’ve mentioned for the final couple of days now, and we wish to encourage and see direct talks between the events. Now we have been clear on that,” State Division Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott mentioned on the press briefing.

‘Peacemaker president’

“Taking a step again, the President is a peacemaker, and we have a good time the development of peace, and we’d hope to see the ceasefire be maintained. And the President has additionally been clear by way of the reward that he has given each prime ministers of each international locations for the knowledge and the fortitude that they confirmed by selecting the trail of peace,” Mr. Pigott added.