Overview

• President Trump asserted he personally mediated a full ceasefire between India and Pakistan on May 10, a role New Delhi says it never authorized.
• India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri issued a formal rebuttal stating the May truce arose solely from direct military talks between the two neighbours.
• On June 22 the US struck Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites and Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared there is no agreement to halt operations, responding hours after Trump’s ceasefire announcement.
• Analysts warn Trump’s deal-based strategy and gestures such as hosting Pakistan’s General Asim Munir at the White House have eroded US credibility and complicated negotiations on a pending India-US trade deal.