US President Donald Trump once again stated that the United States intervened to stop the war between India and Pakistan in May, claiming that his intervention ended the conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations. Speaking at a dinner for Republican senators on Friday, Trump said, "You had India, Pakistan, that was going in fact, planes were being shot out of the air... four or five. But I think five jets were shot down, actually, that was getting worse and worse." He added that the situation was escalating, with both countries involved in serious military actions, including airstrikes.

According to PTI, Trump repeated that his administration achieved a breakthrough by tying the cessation of hostilities to trade talks, "We said, You guys want to make a trade deal? We're not making a trade deal if you're going to be throwing around weapons and maybe nuclear weapons," he said. He also talked about his administration's achievements, claiming it stopped multiple wars and reached more progress in six months than any other administration could in eight years.

Following Trump's remarks, Congress has demanded a clear and direct response from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh stated that, with the start of the Monsoon Session of Parliament imminent, Modi must clarify the American leader's claims regarding the India-Pakistan conflict. Ramesh pointed out that Trump’s claims have continued for over 70 days, and Modi needs to address them in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Since May 10, Trump has repeated his claims on multiple occasions that India and Pakistan had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire after Washington’s mediation. However, India has consistently stated that the ceasefire with Pakistan resulted from direct talks between the militaries' Directors General of Operations (DGMOs), not external mediation.

In a 35-minute call with Trump last month, Modi made it clear that India rejects mediation and that the military discussions were initiated by Pakistan. India launched Operation Sindoor on 7 May in response to the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians, targeting terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. After four days of cross-border drone and missile strikes, both sides agreed on 10 May to end hostilities.