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Trump confuses India with Iran as he repeats 'tariffs averted war' claim
short by Dharini Mudgal / on Thursday, 16 October, 2025
US President Donald Trump mistakenly confused India with Iran while claiming that tariffs had prevented a potential India-Pakistan nuclear conflict. He said, "As an example, if you look at Pakistan and Iran....I [told them] If you go to war, I will put a 200% tariff." "Within 24 hours, the war ended. That would have been a nuclear war," Trump added.
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