WASHINGTON: The United States has rejected India’s claim that Washington played no role in brokering the ceasefire between Pakistan and India in May, with State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce describing the assertion as “false and misleading.”
The State Department spokesperson said that US President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration were actively involved in negotiations and facilitating the truce agreement. She termed India’s claim of no American role in the ceasefire as “false and misleading”.
Tammy Bruce, during a media briefing on Tuesday, said, “Most comments speak for themselves. In today’s modern age, you don’t rely on just one comment to know the truth. Some people’s opinions are wrong. President Trump has made things clearer.”
The spokesperson said that denying Washington’s role is just “an opinion.”
US President Trump has repeatedly said to have played a role in the Pakistan-India ceasefire in the four-day war in May, while the Indian government has consistently denied any American involvement in the process.
Tammy Bruce said that the US played a role in brokering the ceasefire between Pakistan and India. US Vice President JD Vance was also involved in the negotiations between the two countries, and his role should be acknowledged, she said.
“Donald Trump is here to help make that easier and to help us use this to make things clearer. Secretary Marco Rubio is in the same position, the Vice President of the United States was also involved in the negotiations with Pakistan and India,” the spokesperson added.
Earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at an open cabinet meeting on Tuesday that “we prevented and ended a war between India and Pakistan.”
It may be recalled that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar repeatedly denied US mediation in the ceasefire between Pakistan and India.
In May this year, Indian launched an unprovoked attack on several Pakistani cities following the April 22 Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
In response to the Indian aggression, Pakistan’s armed forces launched a large-scale retaliatory military action, named “Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos”, and targeted several Indian military targets across multiple regions.
Pakistan downed its six fighter jets, including three Rafales, and dozens of drones. After at least 87 hours, the war between the two nuclear-armed nations ended on May 10 with a ceasefire agreement brokered by the US.
The ceasefire was first announced by US President Donald Trump on social media after Washington held talks with both sides, but India has differed with Trump’s claims that it resulted from his intervention and threats to sever trade talks.
However, Pakistan has acknowledged Trump’s efforts and formally recommended him for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role in defusing tensions between Pakistan and India last month.
