US President Donald Trump has once again asserted that his intervention helped prevent a full-scale war between India and Pakistan earlier this year, this time crediting the use of tariffs as a key tool in averting conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations.

Speaking from the White House, Trump claimed his strategic use of economic pressure not only boosted US revenues but also played a role in maintaining global peace.

“If I didn't have the power of tariffs, you would have at least four of the seven wars raging... If you look at India and Pakistan, they were ready to go at it. Seven planes were shot down,” he said, suggesting his approach forced both sides to back down.

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