The claim
“Trump praised Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir for helping negotiate the fragile Iran ceasefire that took effect last month.”
Trump's remarks about Pakistan's role in the Iran war.
Our verdict
True
Trump has repeatedly thanked Sharif and Munir; Pakistan brokered the 7 April 2026 ceasefire and hosted the Islamabad talks.
What we found
Trump announced the two-week ceasefire in April at Pakistan's request and later extended it at Sharif and Munir's request, calling them 'fantastic'. Our first version wrongly said there was no Iran ceasefire.
The evidence
2 of 2 sources support the claim; none contradict it.
How we checked
We checked the claim against Associated Press of Pakistan, The News (Pakistan). We reviewed 2 relevant sources.
Sources
- [1]The News (Pakistan) · Trump fulsome in his praise of 'fantastic' PM Shehbaz, CDF Asim
- [2]Associated Press of Pakistan · On Pakistan's request, Donald Trump announces two-week ceasefire with Iran
- [3]Photo: Daniel Torok / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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