“Trump praised Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir for helping negotiate a fragile ceasefire in Iran that took effect last month.”

Speaker under reviewSource under reviewMay 12, 2026

Our verdict

False

The claim states Trump praised Pakistan's leaders for helping negotiate a fragile ceasefire in Iran that took effect last month.

What we found

Evidence shows Trump praised them for hosting US-Iran talks in Islamabad, not for negotiating an Iran ceasefire, and no source references such a ceasefire.

The evidence

Background
NDTV reports Trump praised Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir for hosting US-Iran talks in Islamabad.
ndtv.com· NDTV report on Trump's praise

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