US President Donald Trump has claimed credit for resolving eight conflicts worldwide, including the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, insisting that his efforts were motivated by a desire to save lives rather than win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump listed the Israel-Gaza conflict as the latest addition to his tally, raising his previous claim of seven resolved wars to eight.
He also hinted at plans to address the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the near future.
“This will be my eighth war that I have solved. I hear there’s a war going on between Pakistan and Afghanistan. I’ll have to wait until I get back, but I’m doing another one. Because I am good at solving wars. I am good at making peace,” Trump told reporters.
He added that most of these conflicts were resolved “within a day.”
Trump highlighted the human cost of prolonged wars, saying, “We saved millions of lives. Think about India, Pakistan, some wars that were going on for 31, 32, even 37 years, with millions killed in every country. And I got every one of those done, for the most part, within a day.”
Addressing the Nobel Peace Prize, Trump noted that the award announced by the committee was for 2024, while his claimed achievements occurred in 2025.
“In all fairness to the Nobel Committee, it was for 2024. I did this not for the Nobel. I did this to save lives,” he said.
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Since May 10, Trump has repeatedly claimed that he helped secure a “full and immediate” ceasefire between India and Pakistan following intensive US-mediated talks.
However, Indian officials have maintained that the ceasefire agreement was the result of direct discussions between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two nations.
The ceasefire followed four days of cross-border drone and missile strikes triggered by India’s Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7 to target terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
The operation was in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 civilian lives.
