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Trump Claims Intervention Averted Nuclear War, Critiques Current Policies

2/25/2026

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In the Feb. 24, 2026 State of the Union Address, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Shehbaz Sharif said 35 million would die without his intervention in the India-Pakistan conflict after last year's Pahalgam attacks.
Trump said his involvement prevented a nuclear war.
Trump said the Russia-Ukraine conflict would not have occurred under his presidency and supported diplomacy on Iran's missiles, vowing not to allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons.

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In the Feb. 24, 2026 State of the Union Address, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Shehbaz Sharif said 35 million would die without his intervention in the India-Pakistan conflict after last year's Pahalgam attacks.
Trump said his involvement prevented a nuclear war.
Trump said the Russia-Ukraine conflict would not have occurred under his presidency and supported diplomacy on Iran's missiles, vowing not to allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons.