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Trump Touts Claim He Ended Six Wars as Reports Undercut Scope and Durability

Independent reporting finds several outcomes are fragile ceasefires with disputed U.S. credit.

An Indian police officer stands outside a house that was damaged by overnight Pakistani artillery shelling in Jammu, India-administered Kashmir, on May 10.
FILE - People take pictures of smoke rising from an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
A damaged building in the Saadat Abad neighborhood of Tehran, Iran, is seen on June 26, during a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. The building was reportedly struck by a missile during Israel's initial June 13 attack.

Overview

  • At a White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders, President Trump said he has "ended six wars," echoing a White House statement dubbing him the "President of Peace" and listing recent accords across Eurasia and Africa.
  • Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a joint declaration at the White House to recognize borders and renounce violence, though major issues remain unresolved and the deal includes a U.S.-developed transit project branded the "Trump Route."
  • A CambodiaThailand ceasefire followed deadly border clashes that killed at least 38 people; ASEAN brokered the agreement after U.S. trade pressure, and fighting has paused without core disputes settled.
  • Washington credits its role in an IndiaPakistan pause after spring clashes in Kashmir, but India dismisses a pivotal U.S. role and outside actors also engaged, leaving a fragile stop to hostilities without addressing the territorial dispute.
  • Trump’s cited list also includes a RwandaDRC framework rejected by the M23 rebel group, an Israel–Iran truce after U.S. strikes that lacks a durable settlement, and Nile dam diplomacy between Egypt and Ethiopia without a binding agreement.