ISLAMABAD: A widely circulated clip promoted by Indian media falsely claims that US President Donald Trump has requested air and ground bases from Pakistan for military operations against Iran.
These claims have been categorically denied by official sources. “No such request has been made by the US president, nor have any official discussions taken place on the matter,” a Pakistani source said.
Another informed source described the Indian media outlet report as “entirely fake and fabricated”, clarifying that President Trump has issued no such statement.
Indian media outlets, including The Daily Guardian, News18, Firstpost, and others, have reported false news that President Trump has allegedly requested Pakistan military bases in Pakistan for potential operations against Iran.
In fact, President Trump recently clarified that the United States is not directly intervening in the Iran-Israel conflict, and is instead pursuing diplomatic channels with Iranian officials to de-escalate tensions peacefully.
Observers have described the clip as yet another example of disinformation by Indian media, aimed at misleading the public and implicating Pakistan in regional conflicts.
Trump “honoured” to meet Pakistan Army Chief
After their hours-long meeting at the White House on Wednesday, Trump said that he was “honoured” to receive Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir for talks high-level at the White House.
President Trump thanked Field Marshal Asim Munir for ending the deadly war with India last month.
The high-level engagement was scheduled at the cabinet room over luncheon, followed by a visit to the Oval Office.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistan Army’s media wing, President Trump was accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Special Representative for Middle Eastern Affairs Steve Witkoff.
Field Marshal Asim Munir was accompanied by Pakistan’s National Security Advisor.
Extremely influential
In his remarks ahead of the luncheon meeting, Trump said, “This man (Field Marshal Asim Munir) was extremely influential in stopping” the Pakistan, India war.
“They were going at it, and both are nuclear countries,” Trump added. “I stopped a war between two major nations,” Trump said.
The US president, who had a telephonic conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reiterated his statement that he brought the war between the two South Asian powers to a halt.
Trump underlined his role in brokering a deal between India and Pakistan despite New Delhi’s claim that it worked out a ceasefire with Pakistan directly without Washington’s involvement.
“I stopped the war between India and Pakistan. I love Pakistan, and (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi is a fantastic man. I spoke to him last night, and we will make a trade deal with Modi of India.”
