Speaking before the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump once again claimed he had achieved what no other leader could — the end of seven wars across the globe.
“In a period of just seven months, I have ended seven unendable wars,” Trump declared, listing conflicts between Israel and Iran, India and Pakistan, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Thailand and Cambodia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Serbia and Kosovo. He added that some of these conflicts had raged for decades with “countless thousands of people being killed,” and insisted no president or leader had “ever done anything close to that.”
Trump used the boast to launch another broadside at the UN, accusing it of inaction and empty rhetoric. “It’s not even coming close to living up to its potential,” he said. “It’s empty words, and empty words don’t solve wars.”
The president has repeatedly highlighted what he describes as U.S.-brokered breakthroughs, including a supposed ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan announced on his social media platforms in May. However, both New Delhi and Islamabad have publicly rejected his claim of American mediation.
India has maintained that the February ceasefire was agreed bilaterally through talks between the two militaries, not through U.S. involvement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Parliament that no foreign leader had asked India to halt Operation Sindoor, which was launched in response to an April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 people.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar backed India’s account, telling Al Jazeera that “India never agreed to any third-party mediation.” While Pakistan has signaled it is open to outside involvement, Dar emphasized that India has consistently insisted bilateral channels are the only forum for dialogue.
Despite those denials, Trump continues to repeat his claims, weaving them into his case for a Nobel Peace Prize and his broader narrative that only his leadership has brought peace to some of the world’s longest and bloodiest disputes.