Trump Doubles Down: Tariffs Made US a Peacemaker, Resolved India-Pakistan Conflict

Trump Doubles Down: Tariffs Made US a Peacemaker, Resolved India-Pakistan Conflict

President Trump asserted that the United States is a “peacekeeper because of tariffs,” which are also generating “hundreds of billions of dollars” for Washington.

RMN News Political Desk
October 7, 2025

Washington, D.C. — US President Donald Trump has reiterated his controversial claim that he brokered a peace deal between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan earlier this year through the power of tariffs. The American leader claimed that his trade threats were the reason the two nations agreed to a truce during armed conflict.

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday (October 6), President Trump asserted that the United States is a “peacekeeper because of tariffs,” which are also generating “hundreds of billions of dollars” for Washington.

The President pointed to the recent tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad as an example, stating that they “were ready to go at it,” noting that “Seven planes were shot down”. While declining to say exactly what he stated, Trump described his intervention as “very effective”. Since May 10, he has repeatedly claimed that he “helped settle” the tensions, announcing on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire after talks mediated by Washington. The Republican leader specified that the peace deal was reached with “five hours” of his discussions with PM Modi.

When pressed on whether he would change his position on tariffs, Trump defended their use as essential tools for diplomacy and war prevention, arguing: “If I didn’t have the power of tariffs, you would have at least four of the seven wars raging”.

Competing Accounts and Nobel Nominations

Despite the President’s assertion of brokered peace, India maintains that the cessation of hostilities was achieved after the Pakistani military’s Director General of Military Operations reached out directly to his Indian counterpart for talks.

While Pakistan initially denied Trump’s claim, it later accepted the intervention. Subsequently, Pakistan nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize in “recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan crisis”. Furthermore, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also put forward Trump’s name for the prestigious prize.

The administration reportedly believes a Nobel Peace Prize is “well past time”, and Trump has frequently used his Truth Social platform to declare “ceasefires” in various regions.

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced on October 10. The Norwegian Nobel Committee will make the final decision from a long list of 338 nominees. However, with many of his peace claims still under intense scrutiny, it remains uncertain whether the President’s self-proclaimed role as a global peacemaker will secure the award.