Overview
- On Friday, President Trump said the United States stopped seven wars in seven months and singled out the Russia–Ukraine conflict as the most difficult.
- Independent reporting counts five U.S.-involved ceasefires or agreements since January: Armenia–Azerbaijan, Democratic Republic of Congo–Rwanda, Iran–Israel, India–Pakistan, and Cambodia–Thailand.
- India has publicly rejected U.S. credit for the May halt in fighting with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating no world leader asked India to stop.
- Some examples cited by the White House lack formal peace accords or were not wars, including unresolved Serbia–Kosovo tensions and the Ethiopia–Egypt dam dispute.
- Trump previously touted “six wars in six months,” and his expanded claim to seven continues to face fact-check scrutiny over attribution and verification.