No link between DGEME Lt Gen Sahni and Thailand assault video, says Army
The clarification came after several posts circulated online, falsely linking a viral video from Thailand to the senior Indian Army officer.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has claimed that Washington “directly intervened” during a recent flare-up between India and Pakistan, crediting President Donald Trump with brokering peace between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
In an interview with EWTN’s The World Over on Thursday, Rubio said, “When India and Pakistan went to war, we got directly involved, and the president was able to deliver that peace,” hailing Trump as “the president of peace” for his supposed commitment to ending conflicts.
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Rubio’s remarks echo Trump’s own repeated claims since May 10 that he “helped settle” tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad, offering both countries the prospect of expanded US trade if they halted hostilities. India, however, has consistently refuted suggestions of outside mediation, asserting that the decision to cease fire was reached through direct dialogue between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two militaries.
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The US Secretary of State also cited other instances where he said the Trump administration acted as a peacemaker — including disputes between Cambodia and Thailand, Azerbaijan and Armenia, and the decades-long conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, where he claimed the US facilitated a peace agreement.
Rubio said the administration devoted significant effort to “stopping and ending wars” while continuing to confront major crises like the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict.
Earlier, on Truth Social, Trump said he warned Thailand and Cambodia that trade deals would be contingent on a ceasefire—”I’m not going to do a deal if you’re fighting”—and took personal credit when the truce was declared. He called himself “the President of Peace” and boasted, “By ending this war, we have saved thousands of lives.”
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