Trump repeats India-Pakistan claim at UNGA; Iran walks out — SkimNews
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- Trump told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday he had settled eight wars since taking office, naming India-Pakistan, Cambodia-Thailand, Kosovo-Serbia, DRC-Rwanda, Armenia-Azerbaijan, and Gaza among them
- India has consistently maintained the May 10 ceasefire understanding was reached through direct talks between the two countries' Directors General of Military Operations, denying any third-party or US mediation role
- Trump cited Pakistan's Prime Minister as saying he was "responsible for saving 30 million lives and probably many more than that" and claimed all involved countries had sent him letters of thanks
- Trump said his administration was "working very closely" with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to end that war, adding "we will get that one done. It's going to happen, I think, more quickly than people understand"
- Trump told the assembly he would never allow Iran to have nuclear weapons, asking whether to make a deal or "annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly" — prompting the Iranian delegation to walk out during his remarks
- Trump announced he had signed a new law giving him major new tariff powers, named after Senator Lindsey Graham, and added "if necessary, I will use them"
Why it matters: Trump's repetition of the India-Pakistan claim on the world's premier diplomatic stage, against India's explicit denial, deepens a months-long transatlantic credibility gap over US mediation. The Iran "annihilate" rhetoric and the walkout mark a sharp escalation in tone, while the newly signed tariff law expands presidential trade authority at a moment when the UN itself is debating multilateral cooperation.
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